Navvar Şaban is a conflict analyst and expert at Omran Center for Strategic Studies. He holds an MBA from the Australian University of Wollongong in Dubai. He obtained his Bachelor in Computer Science from the American University in Dubai, and a diploma in Military and Security Studies from İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi in Istanbul. His field of interest is Syria, specializing in Iranian influence in Syria, focusing on their militia activity in the military, economy, and on the administration level.