Umran served in the Syrian Army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and became active in politics following the military's forceful intervention in Syrian politics during the 1940s and 1950s.
Umran bertugas dalam Angkatan Darat Suriah pada masa Perang Arab-Israel 1948, dan aktif berpolitik setelah intervensi paksa militer dalam politik Suriah pada 1940an dan 1950an.