Limaj was born in the village of Banje, in the municipality of Suva Reka, Kosovo, (then Yugoslavia).

[4] In the elections held in December 2010 he was third most voted leader in the whole country but he decided not to be part of the government.

[3] Fatmir was Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo in the cabinet of Ramush Haradinaj from September 2017 to February 2020.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) charged him, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala with war crimes against Serbs and Albanians regarding illegal imprisonment, cruel treatment, inhuman acts, and murders in Lapušnik prison camp.

[9] The indictment was largely based on the diary of former KLA soldier Agim Zogaj who was one of the guards at the camp and subsequently committed suicide after repeated threats on his life.