Zakariya Maimalari je okan lara awon omo ologun ile Naijiria ti o de ipo brigadier-general, ti won si  seku pa a ninu iditegbajoba odun 1966.. 
Láàárín ọdún 2004 sí 2008, ó lọ sí Georgia State University níbi tí ó ti kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ nípa fíìmù, Anthropọlọgy àti Broadcast Journalism tí ó sì ti gboyè Bachelor of Arts degree nínú Anthrogy àti Bachelor of Arts degree Kejì nínú tẹ́lẹ̀Communications.. 