Jabbar played for Chand club in the local league and also represented Odisha in the Santosh Trophy at the 1993 and 1995 editions.
[1] Jabbar took over the reins of the Indian women's team in 2009 following years of inactivity since 2007 and took part in his first tournament as coach in January 2010 during the 2010 South Asian Games in Bangladesh.
[2] Jabbar led the India Women to the final where they faced Nepal.
[4] Jabbar then led the India Women into the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers in which they were placed in Group B along with Bangladesh and Uzbekistan; India ended in 2nd in the group and eliminated after losing 1–5 to Uzbekistan in a play-off to decide who would go on to the next round.
[5] Jabbar also coached the Indian team at the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship, where they successfully defended their title by beating Nepal.