Aimedova was born in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR and graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1964, and joined the Turkmenistan Young Spectator's Theatre in Ashgabat.
Maya-Gozel Aimedova was born on May 28, 1941, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Her father died in 1944 during World War II. Her mother later worked in Tejen (Turkmen SSR) as the third secretary of the regional party committee.