Kamal Ramzi Stino was born in Mansoura, Egypt. His father, Ramzi Beik Stino Hanna was the first Egyptian irrigation engineer to take over supervision duties for the entire Egyptian irrigation system under the British. At that time, Egypt was under British rule. His mother, Afefa Michael Gad, was the daughter of one of the most prominent Coptic landowners in the country. Kamal was the eldest of his five siblings.