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. ==Notes and references==