Ahmad Ramzi was born in Alkhan-Khutor to a middle income Chechen family.

From 1912 to 1916 Ahmad Ramzi served in the Ottoman army (where he received his first officer rank).

In 1920 when Abdullah ibn Hussein arrived in the city of Ma'an Ramzi joined the new emir and took part in the battle of Maysalun.

[2] During the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine he was appointed military governor of Damascus.

At the request of King Abdullah I of Jordan he added “Ramzi” to his name to signify his entry into the military elite of the Jordanian army.