[1] He published several novels and short stories, was the author of the Macedonian national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija" (English: "Today over Macedonia"), and the script for the first Macedonian-language movie, Frosina.

For his extensive contributions to the country's literature, Maleski is regarded as part of "the first generation of Macedonian prose writers".

He enrolled in the University of Belgrade's Law School but did not finish his studies because of the Second World War.

[4] Maleski was also part of the Commission for Language and Orthography that submitted recommendations to the government on standardizing the Macedonian alphabet, which were subsequently accepted.

[5] During his professional life, Maleski was ambassador to Lebanon, Ethiopia, and Poland and was a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.