Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
Yemeni politician
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Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (Arabic: أحمد عبيد بن دغر; born 2 December 1952) is a Yemeni politician who is the speaker of the Shura Council since 2021. Prior to his tenure as speaker, Dagher was the Prime Minister of Yemen from 2016 to 2018, and Deputy Prime Minister in 2014 and from 2015 to 2016.
Mohamed Abdelaziz al-Jabari
Hussein Arab
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher | |
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أحمد عبيد بن دغر | |
Dagher in 2014 | |
| Speaker of the Shura Council | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2021 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 15 October 2018 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Deputy | Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi Mohamed Abdelaziz al-Jabari Hussein Arab |
| Preceded by | Khaled Bahah |
| Succeeded by | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office August 2015 – 4 April 2016 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Khaled Bahah |
| In office 11 June 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Basindawa Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting) |
| Minister of Communication of Yemen | |
| In office 11 December 2011 – 9 November 2014 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Basindawa Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Kamal Jabri |
| Succeeded by | Lutfi Bachrif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1952 |
| Party | General People's Congress |
| *Daghr's term has been disputed by Talal Aklan and Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour. | |
Early life
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher was born in the Shibam district, Aden Protectorate, on 2 December 1952.[1]
Career
Dagher was a member of the Yemeni Socialist Party and General People's Congress. During Mohammed Basindawa's tenure as prime minister Dagher served as Minister of Communications. In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister under Basindawa while retaining his ministry role. He was appointed to succeed Basindawa in 2016.[1] On 22 September 2016, Dagher returned to Yemen by flying from Riyadh along with seven ministers to Aden.[2]
In 2018, fighting that killed at least 36 people broke out after President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi refused to remove Bagher as prime minister, a demand issued by separatists supported by the United Arab Emirates.[3] Dagher was dismissed by Hadi on 15 October 2018, and replaced by Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed.[4]
In 2016, Dagher requested the International Monetary Fund to freeze the assets of the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa.[5] On 18 September 2022, the Central Bank of Yemen was moved from Sanaa to Aden by Hadi. Dagher stated that the government would continue to pay the public employees, but millions of public employees went unpaid.[6]
On 15 January 2021, Dagher was appointed speaker of the Shura Council.[7] The New Arab stated that the position was honorary and that the Shura Council had no power.[8]