Sabır was born in Trabzon on March 6, 1932. He graduated from Robert College in 1952 with a BA in Commerce. In 1961, he completed his master’s degree in foreign trade as a Fulbrighter at the University of Pennsylvania. After his return to Turkey, he established a hazelnut trade company in 1964. Sabır, who served as the President of both the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters Union and the Trabzon Commodity Exchange Assembly, was also one of the founders of the Trabzonspor Club. He passed away in Trabzon on April 23, 2019.