Hemn Seyedi holds a PhD in Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter. He was also awarded Mphil in Iranian Studies (2019) and MSc in Middle East Politics (2017). With the cooperation of some colleagues, Seyedi established the Middle East Institution for Democratic Developments, MEIDD, focusing on research and democratic developments in the Middle East.
One of the main services of the institution is providing professional advice and reports to the courts, solicitors, and the Home Office case workers. It can offer impartial, evidence-based, and fresh analysis of the socio-political situations in Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, including the governments and societies within these countries.
Hemn Seyedi is in contact with people from these countries, ranging from ordinary individuals to lecturers, journalists, and lawyers. He is also in partnership with universities, institutions, and research centres within the region and globally, which work on Middle Eastern politics and its social changes.
Alongside the research and academic activities, Seyedi is active on social media, with 21,000 followers on Facebook, 68,000 on Instagram, and 91,000 on X (formerly Twitter), mainly from Iran and Iraq. The reason for this influence is that he has been a public figure on Farsi and Kurdish TV Channels (based in London) since 2010.
- Expert in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria domestic and regional politics,
- Co-founder of the Institute of Democratic Development for the New Middle East (IDD-NME).
- YouTuber, Public Feature, and Influencer, creating and sharing content on political education and social issues, especially in Iranian and Iraqi societies.
- Contributor with Farsi and Kurdish TV channels, based in the UK and the US.
- Providing political reports and analysis of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria affairs for BBC Persian, Radio Free Europe and Manoto TV.
- Participating in political debates on the above outlets as a panellist.
- Analysing texts of English, Kurdish and Farsi documentaries for the BBC Persian documentary programmes.
- Writing articles about Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria affairs and their Kurdish regions for the BBC websites and the platforms of Radio Free Europe, Voice of America and DW
Writing three dissertations about the Kurds, the Middle East, and Iran's policy
Providing critical research about
- War and Modern Society,
- Humanitarian Intervention
- Responsibility to Rebuild (R2R).