Education
American University of Beirut.
American University of Beirut.
His election took place in the second round of voting of a three days meeting organized by the Coalition in order to renew its board. According to a July 2013 article in The Economist, "there is little reason to believe he will wield more influence than his predecessor, Moaz al-Khatib.".
He is a public opponent of Bashar al-Assad and between 6 July 2013 and 11 July 2014 he was President of the Syrian National Coalition, which is the main coalition of opposition groups in the Syrian Civil War, as well as being a member of the Syrian National Council. Jarba holds a bachelor of law and is also member of the Revolutionary Council of Syrian Clans representing First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hasakah.