He completed his secondary education at the 9th French Language School "Alphonse de Lamartine".

In February 2017, he again took a role in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.

[8] Zakov was proposed by prime minister Kiril Petkov on 1 March 2022 to succeed Stefan Yanev.

He was approved as Minister of Defense by the 47th National Assembly, with the support of 184 members of the 240-seat parliament, no votes against and 33 abstentions.

He added, “I think this is one of the finest diplomats that can be selected for this job, and I think that his coming from NATO to take over the MoD is very significant, very crucial.