Omar Borkan Al Gala is a model, actor and poet. He is widely known for his good looks and unique talent. Man kicked out of Saudi Arabia for being 'too handsome' Immediately after that, popularity came: his photos went viral, and people shared articles about how he was kicked out of the country. Within 48 hours, 800,000 people subscribed to his Facebook page.
Deportation rumors
In July 2013, he admitted that history misled people, and that no one had actually kicked him out. Denying rumors that have been circulating around the world, Borkan Al Gala revealed how he and two delegates from the United Arab Emirates attended the annual Genadriva Heritage and Culture Festival in Riyadh. Some girls at the festival recognized him and asked for an autograph and a photo together. When a crowd of fans surrounded the handsome man, the religious police of Saudi Arabia intervened and asked him to leave the festival, not the country.
"They came and politely asked me to leave the festival because you can't talk to girls there."
Looking back, Borkan Al Gala credits the incident in Saudi Arabia with starting his modeling career.
Biography of Omar Borkan Al Gala
The young man was born on September 23, 1990 in Baghdad, Iraq, and lived in Dubai with his family. He belongs to the Arab nationality and has Asian roots. Al Gala has a brother named Ain Borkan Al Gala who is also a fashion model. There is no information about his parents, however, thanks to the photo of Omar Borkan on social networks, one can understand that he is closer to his mother than to his father.
Gala wrote poetry and poems with great interest, starting from the age of twelve. He was also interested in photography. He studied at the Abu Obaid Ahyar Public School, located in Dubai. After graduation, he entered the faculty of Executive Hotels at the International Institute.
Career
Omar Borkan has been very passionate about art and fashion since his youth. He began his modeling career at the age of 18. Now the young man is one of the famous personalities on the Internet.
After graduation, he went to Vancouver for further education in the field of modeling. As a popular runway model in the United Arab Emirates, he has taken part in several photo shoots for fashion magazines.
In 2013, Borkan Al Gala won international fame. He appeared on the cover of Quien magazine. Later that year, he posed for the London cover of Asiana. TV Magazine.
Being a model, hepromoted several brands including Samsung. In 2014, he was elected as the first Arab brand ambassador. He promoted 2 products in Latin America: Galaxy S and Galaxy Camera 2.
Omar earns fabulous sums through his modeling and promotional activities. Omar Borkan's net worth is $10 million. He has a luxurious mansion in Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). He also owns a house in Dubai. The man was presented with a Mercedes G55 for his 25th birthday, which costs almost 107 thousand dollars. He has several cars in his collection, including Audi, Lamborghini and Porsche.
At the moment, Borkan has not received any awards in his career, although he is a successful person and his work attracts the interest of fans around the world.
Private life
Omar Borkan is married and has a son, Diyab. He tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Yasmine Oveida. Al Gala is currently based in Dubai with his family.
Like many other celebrities, Borkan Al Gala is followed by numerous fans on social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. He regularly posts photos and videos on his microblogs.
The model currently has nearly 2.4 million followers on Facebook and over 1.1 million followers on Instagram, and over 78.4k followers on Twitter.
