After graduating in law and working in a law office, Abbas changed careers to become a television producer before he moved into the family tradition of acting.[2] He has also earned bachelor's in business administration, studied film and TV at the National College of Arts (NCA) and prepared for the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams on the insistence of his father.[3]
His father strongly opposed his desire to become an actor, and he decided to work hard on it (losing a lot of weight for his characters), while trying to not capitalize on his name.[2]