Ymär Daher

Ymär Daher (né ''Tahiroff -'' , Mishar Dialect: "Ümär", Literary Tatar: Гомәр Таһиров, ''Ğomər Tahir''; 5 November 1910 – 10 July 1999) was a Tatar cultural worker, researcher, public servant, teacher and docent of turkology, doctor of philosophy and a vice judge. He moved to Finland in early 1900s.

As a researcher, Daher took part in many different altaistic and turkologic conferences around the world. He had versatile language skills and cultural knowledge and due to this worked for example with president Urho Kekkonen. Daher was an important figure in forming relations between Finnish Tatars and Russian Tatars during Soviet times. He was honored by the president of Tatarstan in 1998. Other accolades include one by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Provided by Wikipedia