Morteza Talaie

Morteza Talaie (Persian: مرتضی طلائی, lit. 'Golden', born 1957 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian retired commander of the Police forces. He was appointed as Tehran's Police forces commander in 2000 and was commander until he retired in 2005.^[1]

Sardar Morteza Talaie
مرتضی طلائی
Talaie in 2013
Vice Chairman of the City Council of Tehran
In office 3 September 2013 – 22 August 2017
Chairman	Ahmad Masjed-Jamei Mehdi Chamran
Preceded by	Hassan Bayadi
Succeeded by	Seyyed Ebrahim Amini
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office 29 April 2007 – 22 August 2017
Majority	242,386 (10.80%)
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 67–68) Isfahan, Iran
Military service
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards Police
Years of service	1985–2006
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

After his retirement, he nominated himself as a candidate in 2006 local elections and was elected as Tehran's city councilman.^[2] He was elected as the council's vice chairman on 3 September 2013.

Biography

He was born in 1957 in Isfahan, Iran, in a crowded 10-person family. He graduated in political science. He got married in 1979 and has three children. He was appointed Chief Brigadier of Isfahan Police forces in 1992 and was in office until 2000, when he was appointed as Tehran's Chief Brigadier.