Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher

Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (; 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.

Early life Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher was born in the Shibam district, Aden Protectorate, on 2 December 1952.

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. On 22 September 2016, Dagher returned to Yemen by flying from Riyadh along with seven ministers to Aden.

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. Dagher was dismissed by Hadi on 15 October 2018, and replaced by Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed.

In 2016, Dagher requested the International Monetary Fund to freeze the assets of the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa. 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.

On 15 January 2021, Dagher was appointed speaker of the Shura Council. The New Arab stated that the position was honorary and that the Shura Council had no power.

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