Al-Gammal was born in Damietta in what was then the Kingdom of Egypt (nowadays the Arab Republic of Egypt) on July 1, 1927.
ˈælɡˈæməl wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn dˌeɪmɪˈɛɾə ɪn wʌt wʌz ðˈɛn ðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt nˈaʊədˌeɪz ðɪ ˈæɹəb ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.