Zaur Malikov received his Bachelor's degree from the Academy of Architecture and Construction in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

He served as the Deputy Head of the Department at Baku City Hall and subsequently as the Deputy Technical Director of the oil company AZPETROL in Baku, Azerbaijan. He later became the Technical Director of AZPETROL-MOLDOVA in the city of Kishinov.

Zaur Malikov joined the SOCAR team in 2006. He currently serves as the Deputy Director of SOCAR Georgia Petroleum, overseeing construction and maintenance.