Ahmed Ramy was born in Cairo’s Nasiriyya district on 9 August 1892 into a middle-class Egyptian family. His fourth paternal grandfather was of Turkish descent. His father was then a medical student at Qasr al-’Ayni and later became a Palace doctor. Ahmed spent the early years of his childhood with his father on the island of Thasos, which belonged to Khedive ‘Abbas II; he returned to Cairo in 1901 to live with his aunt. He attended the Muhammadiyya Elementary and the prestigious Khedive Secondary Schools in Cairo. At this period, Ramy attended weekly poetic forums and started developing his poetic talent.