 He was born in Rodat distract Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan to Mohammad Ibrahim.He completed his secondary education in Ihdad High school located in Rodat distract, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Rahmatullah Rahmat was born in 1950 in Rodat District in Nangarhar Province.He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Mohmand tribe whose father was a mullah in Nangahar.