Ramy also played a leading role in developing Arabic poetry, using simple language to express sublime themes.

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.

Six years later, he was appointed a librarian at the Higher Teachers Library, which offered him a unique opportunity to read Arabic, English and French poetry and literature.

In 1924, Ramy took a scholarship and was sent to Paris on an educational mission where he received a licence en lettres in Persian from the École des Langues Orientales Vivantes.

Ramy was named vice president of the Dar al-Kutub Board in 1948 and literary adviser to the Egyptian State Broadcasting in November 1954.

He was granted a prestigious Lebanese order of merit, and the Paris-based Composers Association gave him a memorial plaque in recognition of his contributions.

[citation needed] Lebanese author and journalist Sélim Nassib released a novel, Oum (English title: I Love You for Your Voice), focused on the relationship between Rami and Umm Kulthum in 1996.