Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher

Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
أحمد عبيد بن دغر
Dagher in 2014
Chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Yemen
Assumed office
17 January 2021
9th Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
4 April 2016 – 15 October 2018*
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
DeputyAbdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi
Mohamed Abdelaziz al-Jabari
Hussein Arab
Preceded byKhaled Bahah
Succeeded byMaeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
August 2015 – 4 April 2016
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterKhaled Bahah
In office
11 June 2014 – 9 November 2014
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterMohammed Basindawa
Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting)
Minister of Communication of Yemen
In office
11 December 2011 – 9 November 2014
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterMohammed Basindawa
Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting)
Preceded byKamal Jabri
Succeeded byLutfi Bachrif
Personal details
Born (1952-12-02) 2 December 1952 (age 71)
Shibam Hadramawt, Qu'aiti, Aden Protectorate
NationalityYemeni
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
*Daghr's term has been disputed by Talal Aklan and Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour.

Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (Arabic: أحمد عبيد بن دغر; born 2 December 1952)[1] is a Yemeni politician currently serving as chairman of Yemen's Shura Council since 17 January 2021.[2] He was Prime Minister of Yemen from 4 April 2016 to 15 October 2018 as part of the internationally recognized Aden.[3] On 22 September 2016, Dagher returned to Yemen by flying from Riyadh along with seven ministers to Aden.[4]

  1. ^ "من هو أحمد عبيد بن دغر رئيس الوزراء اليمني الجديد؟ | صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "صدور قرار رئيس الجمهورية بتعيين رئيساً لمجلس الشورى ونواب له » قناة اليمن الفضائية". 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ ""تعيين" أحمد بن دغر رئيسا لوزراء اليمن بدلا من خالد بحاح – BBC Arabic". 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Yemen exile government returns to Aden". AFP. 22 September 2016.