Munur was born in London to immigrant parents and grew up there during the 1970’s and 80’s. From the age of 11 he travelled independently across the city by bus to help his parents in their dry-cleaning business. During his teens, whilst working part-time, he was involved in theatre and film production in various roles from runner, driver and actor to producer, and even stuntman. As an avid sportsman he particularly loved baseball and football (soccer).

He moved up to Hull in the Northeast of England, to attend University in 1990, and graduated with a BA Honours in Business Management and Psychology in 1994. In the subsequent year, Munur successfully ran a positive, non-political campaign to be elected as President of Humberside’s Students’ Union and sit as one of the University’s Governors. He restructured and reinvigorated the Students’ Union to become a profitable and vibrant flagship for the University.