Susaj was born and raised in a rural area of
northern Albania. She studied law at the
University of Tirana before gaining a postgraduate degree in international migration, human rights and development from the
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in
Ecuador. Upon returning to
Albania, Susaj specialised in human rights law, primarily working to address issues of
human trafficking and gender in Albania. She later established Aikido Albania, the first woman-led martial arts centre in Albania, which advocated for teaching aikido, alongside mindfulness and self-defence techniques, to empower survivors of human trafficking and
domestic violence. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, Aikido Albania launched the Better Together initiative (), which offered practical, financial and emotional support to women impacted by
coronavirus and its impact on daily life. Susaj has publicly supported the PPP campaign (). She called for a "rebellion" amongst women to fight against oppression and gender inequality in Albania. Susaj expressed her belief that "centuries" of legends, story-telling and social norms had "poisoned" Albanians into normalising the patriarchy and violence against women. As of 2025, Susaj lives in
Tirana with her two sons. == References ==