Spahiu was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo, on 12 March 1956.[1] He graduated from University of Pristina in 1978 with a degree in English literature.[1] He obtained his master's degree in literature from the same university in 2004.[1]
He started his career as a journalist in the newspaper Rilindja in 1978 and was its editor-in-chief between 1994 and 1998.[1] From 1999 to 2002, he was editor in chief of Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK).[1] Then from 2002 to 2008, he was director of RTK.[1][2] In 2008 he was named as the Kosova's ambassador to the United States and remained in office until 2012.[3] He was the ambassador of Kosova to Turkey between 2012 and 2019.[1]
