Mr. Ümit Uysal was born in 1970 in Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, where his father served as a teacher.

At the age of 4, he started primary education in Ovacık village of Kemer, where he was due to his father's duty. He completed his primary education in Serik's Üründü Primary School, where his father was appointed. He completed his secondary School and high school education at İzmir Karabağlar Cumhuriyet High School. In 1991 he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law, which he entered at the age of 15 in 1985. That year  he started his law internship in Antalya.
On September 9, 1992 Mr. Ümit UYSAL participated in the reopening of Atatürk's party, CHP (Republican People's Party), which was closed on September 12, 1980 with a military coup. He was appointed to the founding city council of 33 people. A year later he was elected to a board member of CHP’s Antalya at the first provincial congress of the Republican People's Party.

Mr. Ümit Uysal was elected as the Chair of the Republican People's Party Antalya Province Youth Branch in 1996 at the first congress held after the reopening of CHP. Five years later  he was elected the CHP’s Antalya Province Chair. During Ümit Uysal's Provincial Presidency, the CHP reached the highest voting rate ever received in Antalya in the 2002 elections. CHP, the period of Ümit Uysal's Antalya Provincial Presidency, succeeded in gaining 8 of the 13 deputies of Antalya in the 15th Turkish general election was held on 3 November 2002.

Before the 2014 local elections, Ümit Uysal was nominated as Mayor of Muratpaşa by CHP Headquarters. By conducting a successful election work, he was elected as Mayor with the preference of the citizens living in Muratpaşa, which he called 'My Neighbors'. Between the years 2014-2019, he materialized a wide range of projects that transformed the district's appearance. He made very various positive changes in the district's living standards, social life and infrastructural services.

Mr. Ümit Uysal was reelected as Mayor of Muratpaşa Municipality by taking approximately 65% of votes in March 31, 2019 Local Elections of Turkey as CHP's candidate. Compared to the previous election, he achieved to increase his voting rate from 46% to 65%. This was the highest percentage of votes that any Mayor of Muratpaşa had received since 1994, the founding year of Muratpaşa Municipality.

Mr. Ümit Uysal was deemed worthy of awards by various institutions and organizations with the projects implemented in Muratpaşa Municipality. He is fluent in English. There are numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines in the fields of politics and local governments he wrote. Moreover, Mr. Ümit Uysal, who is a passion for literature, has a published  story book.

Mr. Ümit Uysal is married and has two children.