Morteza Talaie

Morteza Talaie
Talaie in 2013
Vice Chairman of the City Council of Tehran
In office
3 September 2013 – 22 August 2017
ChairmanAhmad Masjed-Jamei
Mehdi Chamran
Preceded byHassan Bayadi
Succeeded bySeyyed Ebrahim Amini
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
29 April 2007 – 22 August 2017
Majority242,386 (10.80%)
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Isfahan, Iran
Military service
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Police
Years of service1985–2006
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

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]

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.