Navvar Saban holds an MBS from the Australian University of Wollongong in Dubai, a Bachelor of Computer Science from American University in Dubai and a Diploma of Military Studies from İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. He is a conflict analyst and expert at the Omran Center for Strategic Studies and a non-resident researcher at the Orsam Center. He produces special military maps, reports and papers about Syria and the region and is a specialist on Iranian influence in Syria.