Born to Mohammad Akmal Siddique, "a very senior administrator in Pakistan cricket", in a family of seven children, with six sons who all played cricket at some point but many went to business, and one daughter, Umar is the youngest brother of Adnan Akmal and Kamran Akmal who are also cricketers, both wicket-keepers.

He is the second player from Pakistan who made the world record of making a hundred in his debut match after Fawad Alam; he is also the first Pakistani who achieved his maiden hundred in a foreign tour.

Umar also accepted and was removed from PSL. He played for the In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the On 20 February 2020, Umar Akmal was provisionally suspended by PCB with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of its anti-corruption code, disallowing him from taking part in any cricket-related activity under the board's purview, "pending the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit". In the fourth season of PSL, Umar drafted in Quetta Gladiators, and made 277 in 12 matches.

On 20th March, he was charged through anti-corruption code under Article 2.4.4, failing to disclose to the PCB vigilance and security department and article 4.1.8. He smashed four fifties, but his team could not reach in play-offs. It starts from the PSL season 5, the bookies approached Umar and offered millions for spot-fixing, but he failed to inform PCB on time.

He married a daughter of Pakistani cricketer Abdul Qadir who played for Pakistan as a spinner. In the second innings he was moved down the order to his usual batting spot of number 5 as captain He had his first failure in the first innings of the third test at Napier where he was caught in the gully for a duck but scored a rearguard 77 in the second, promoting him to the leading run scorer of the series.

In the 17th over of the second innings and with Akmal at the non-striker's end, Akmal called for a change of gloves despite instructions from umpires On 1 February 2014, Akmal was arrested by Gulberg Police in On 16 April 2014, four people were arrested at a party that celebrated Akmal's marriage to Noor Amma, the daughter of Pakistan leg-spinner On 12 November 2015, Akmal was dropped from Pakistan's T20 side for their series against England for "bringing the PCB and Pakistan Cricket into disrepute."

He married a daughter of Pakistani cricketer Abdul Qadir who played for Pakistan as a spinner. These performances made him gather considerable praise from the media who were there to witness him and calls began to grow about his inclusion in the ODI series for the main Pakistan side against Sri Lanka. He became the leading scorer in the series who had a very bright start but has not been able to carry it on. While undergoing a skin-fold test to measure body fat, Akmal undressed completely in front of the staff member and asked, "Where is the fat?"

He played for Sui Northern Gas in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy until 2016-17, during which time Sui Northern Gas won three times (This feat also made him the first Pakistani batsman to score both his maiden Test and ODI century away from home, following his ODI century against Sri Lanka. The innings was noted as special due to Pakistan's tough position in the match and the hundred partnership which Akmal was involved in alongside his elder brother Kamran. His wife’s name is Noor Amna, and they have a daughter named Harleen Umar. He is also the cousin of Pakistani batsman Babar Azam. Discover the real story, facts, and details of Umar Akmal. Since Umar — the youngest brother of former Pakistan wicket-keepers Kamran and Adnan Akmal — …

Umar Akmal's name initially popped up in investigations surrounding the In Pakistan's semifinal loss against Sri Lanka in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, Umar Akmal was fined 50% of his match fee.

Akmal and Kamran are both played Pakistani national team cricket. Umar came to prominence during the Australia A tour in June/July 2009. In an interview, Umar said "My own dream is to one day play for Pakistan alongside Kamran Bhai (Umar's brother) and I'm working hard to try and achieve that goal".He had missed out on the first ODI Umar made his debut in the second match of the series replacing His 41 not out against West Indies was a match winning knock and landed him his second career Despite the fact that Umar Akmal is not a wicket-keeper he kept wicket for Pakistan temporarily in the third ODI against England in 2010 from the 27th over onwards because his elder brother Kamran was being diagnosed for an injury to his finger.

The PCB made his investigation and asked him for meetings with bookies. Umar Akmal was born on 26th May 1990 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This prevented Umar Akmal from playing in that season's Pakistan Super League.In addition to ban for corruption, Umar Akmal has been involved in several on and off field incidents throughout his international and professional career.