He played a handful of youth Test and first-class cricket matches for Pakistan International Airlines between 1977 and 1979.
Javed went to Sussex University and was a big part of the cricket team there.
Omar was a fiercely passionate man, exercising his wit and intelligence through literary mediums such as books, newspaper articles and oratory broadcasts.
Described to have written many well-read books about the social and political ramifications that the Pakistan-India separation and conflicts had thrust upon his society with controlled “exasperation and anger”, he spent much of his writing career both uncovering and revealing the truth to the public regardless of the consequences.
As chief of Pakistan International Airlines, Omar made long-lasting positive changes to PIA's infrastructure and public relations.