He studied Albanian language and literature in the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pristina.
He worked for several years as a journalist of Bota e re (New world) newspaper and for the Radio Television of Pristina.
[2] Salihaj claims to have been the victim of an assassination attempt on June 12, 2000 which he believes was orchestrated by Kosovo's National Intelligence Service with the approval of Hashim Thaci.
[1] In 2005, Salihahj was accused by the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo and the ORA of being involved in organized crime.
[3] Salihaj and Speaker Nexhat Daci were removed from their posts in March 2006 after the death of Ibrahim Rugova and went on to form the Democratic League of Dardania.