Al-Hadi al-Jarba was born in Tall Ulu al-Ula, al-Hasakah Governorate in 1936,[1] to Daham ibn al-Hadi ibn al-Assi al-Jarba (1890–1976), who was the leader of Shammar tribe and a member in the People's Assembly of Syria.

In 2014, he was given a role described variously as co-president and co-governor of Jazira canton of Rojava in northern Syria.

[2] He chaired a meeting of Arab tribal representatives in August 2017 that resulted in the foundation of the Democratic Conservative Party.

[8] In March 2019, he traveled from northern Syria to Damascus, the Khmeimim Air Base and Baghdad for talks with Syrian, Russian and Iraqi officials.

The visit was seen as a sign of his willingness to abandon the PYD in favour of the Syrian government.