Ymär Daher (né Tahiroff - Russian: Умяр Тагиров, romanized: Umyar Tagirov, 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.

His father, a merchant and political activist Sarif Daher (Zarif Tahir, 1884–1959) was living in the country already.

[2][3][4][5][6] Daher began his studies in Helsinki, a private lyceum founded by professor Yrjö Jahnsson.

Daher received a higher law degree from University of Helsinki in 1938, and the title of deputy judge in 1943.

[2] As a teacher, Daher taught Tatar and Turkish language and Turkology at the University of Helsinki in 1963–1991, and as docent in 1976–1980.

He had many friends among the Finnish University community, such as Martti Räsänen, Armas Salonen, Aulis J. Joki and Pentti Aalto.

[7] As a researcher, Daher took part in many altaistic and turkologic conferences in Turkey, Central Asia, United States and around Europe.

[3] In 1953 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi awarded Daher with "Iran National Sports Federation Medal of Merit" for his help during Helsinki competitions.

First guests (whose trip Daher paid for himself) were scientists Rezeda Ğänieva, Xatip Ğоsmanov and Möxämmät Ğaynullin.

They took part in many meetings in Finland and lectured about their life in Tatarstan and also met with Helsinki University professors.

Finnish Tatar artist Aisa Hakimcan and folklorist Ilbaris Nadirov who had lectured in Tampere before were present as well.