His maternal grandfather is Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Yassin, a former senator and the former chairman of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad.
His paternal grandfather was the late Sultan Azlan Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah, the 34th Sultan of Perak while his paternal grandmother is Tuanku Bainun, the former Raja Permaisuri (Queen consort) of Perak.
[3] Raja Ahmad Nazim attended elementary school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Damansara.
After completing his A-Level's in England at Marlborough College, Raja Ahmad Nazim attended Cambridge University, his father's alma mater.
During university, Raja Ahmad Nazim was inducted to the Asam Bois College Hall of Fame.