 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mahmoud Kabil akaberekerwa muCairo, Egypt. Baba vake, Dr. Ibrahim Kabil, vaitungamirira Internal Revenue Service muAlexandria nemapurovhinzi ekuMadokero pamwe negurukota rezvemari muhurumende yemumvuri yebato rinopikisa reSaadi pamberi pekuparadzwa kwa1952. Parufu rwake muna 1959, Mahmoud akanga ane makore 12. Kabil akadzidza paLycee Francais yeAlexandria asati apinda muchiuto cheEgypt muna 1964 aine makore gumi nemasere. Kushanda kusvika muna 1973 semukuru uye kaputeni muSpecial Forces, Kabil akapinda muHondo yeYemen, Hondo Yemazuva matanhatu, uye Hondo Yokuneta. 