Ali Dizaei

Ali Dizaei
علی دیزایی
Born
Jamshid Ali Dizaei

1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityBritish-Iranian
Alma mater
OccupationFormer London Metropolitan Police officer
Criminal statusReleased
Spouses
Natalie Downing
(m. 1986; div. 2005)
Shahameh
(m. 2007)
Children4 (sons)
Conviction(s)
  • Misconduct in a public office
  • Attempting to pervert the course of justice
  • (13 February 2012)
Criminal charge
PenaltyThree years imprisonment on each count; served concurrently

Jamshid Ali Dizaei (Persian: جمشید علی دیزایی, transliteration: Jamshīd ʿAlī Dizaī; Persian pronunciation: [dizɒːjiː]) (born 1962) is a British-Iranian former police office who was convicted of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice in 2012. After starting his police career at Thames Valley Police in 1986, Dizaei joined the Metropolitan Police in 1999 rising through the ranks ultimately to the position of Commander in 2008.