Omar studied art in 1993 at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also took part in the studio workshop of French Artist Ounis Amor in Paris.
In 1995, Omar became Assistant Director at Darat Al-Funun in Jordan and was later invited to participate in the Jordanian Pavilion at the EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
He helped set up the Dar El Fan Museum and the Museum of Traditional Life in Amman.

The artist held his first solo exhibition at The Orient Gallery in Amman in 1998 and participated in several group exhibitions at Zara Gallery, The Orient Gallery, and other galleries in Jordan.

His artwork is portrayed in France, Spain, Egypt, United States of America and Jordan.