Education
Sabra graduated with a geography degree from Damascus University in 1971 and a degree in educational technology systems from Indiana University in 1978.
Sabra graduated with a geography degree from Damascus University in 1971 and a degree in educational technology systems from Indiana University in 1978.
He is a Greek Orthodox Christian. Born to a Christian family in the city of Qatana in Rif Dimashq Governorate. He since became a geography teacher, as well as a screenwriter.
He is one of the writers for the Arabic version, Iftah Ya Simsim, of the children"s show Sesame Street.
Sabra has been politically active in the Syrian opposition movement since the 1970s. A few years after his release, in 2000, he was assigned to represent his party in the National Democratic Gathering, a coalition of leftist parties that was originally formed in 1979, and he was subsequently elected to the gathering"s Central Committee.
The Christian opposition figure George Sabra was then appointed as Khatib"s successor.
Sabra joined the Syrian Communist Party (Political Bureau) in 1970 and was elected to its Central Committee in 1985. He was arrested in 1987 during one of many government crackdowns on the party and imprisoned for eight years.
Sabra is a member of the Syrian Democratic People"s Party.