[3] She was born in Ashkhabad, and studied at Turkmen State University, then worked as a researcher from 1988 to 2015.

[4] She was herself reprimanded by President Berdimuhamedow in 2012 "for poor performance of official duties" as a result of problems with the examination process,[5] and lost her position in 2015.

[6] In 2016, she became the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan for Culture and Media,[7] in which role she announced a competition for young singers and gifted children, and others working in the sphere of the arts, to win a presidential award.

[9] In greeting his new cabinet in February 2017, President Berdimuhamedow praised the former minister and said that "her experience and knowledge will be used in another important area".

[10] On 6 May 2024 Mämmedowa was appointed mayor (häkim) of the city of Arkadag by presidential decree, succeeding Shamuhammet Durdylyyev.