Samir Gulamov was born in Baku.

He studied at the Faculty of Drama and Film Acting of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (1995-2000, course of Azerpasha Nematov and Aliabbas Gadirov), at the Film Directing Department of the Rustam Ibrahimbeyov International Film School (2007-2009), at the American-Azerbaijani Film Directing Course (2009), and at the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (2009-2011).

He worked as an actor at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater (2000–2006), a director at Space Television (2002–2004), a director at Public Television (2005–2006), a production director at the Shusha State Musical Drama Theater (2006–2007), a production director at the Zaman Theater (2006–2008), a production director at the Sumgayit State Drama Theater (2007–2008), a director at Azerbaijan Television (2007–2009), an actor and director at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater (2006–2012).

He was a director of state events.

Since 2019, he has been a production director at the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater. In 2006, he founded the "Artist" film company.