Jamiel Altaheri is an American police officer. He is one of the highest-ranking Muslim police officers in the New York City Police Department. He is the first Yemeni-American to attain the rank of police captain in the New York City Police Department. Mr. Altaheri has been featured as one of the most influential American immigrants in Sara Novic's book, America is Immigrants (2009). Altaheri served as the Executive Officer of the 20th precinct in the upper west side of Manhattan and the executive officer of East Harlem's 23rd precinct in Manhattan. Captain Altaheri is the Co-founder of the NYPD Muslim Officers Society and founder of the Yemeni American Law Enforcement Officers Association (YAELOA).

He also served as the director of public relations for the NYPD Middle East & Turkic Society. Altaheri is also the founder of the Yemeni American Community Center located in the Morris Park Section of the Bronx (NYC). He led the efforts in uniting the Yemeni American Community in purchasing the center, which provides social, educational services, and family support services to hundreds of people in the Yemeni and Arab American community. Through his efforts and community involvement in the Yemeni American Community, he founded the Yemen United Soccer Club, which has over 400 members. He received a Masters of Arts degree in human resource management from Seton Hall University. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and finance, and a Certificate of Achievement in accounting from Brooklyn College. He attained a Graduate Certificate in policing in a multicultural city from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He also received a Certificate of Achievement in criminal justice from the University of Virginia. Captain Jamiel S. Altaheri graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on March 18, 2016, making him the first Muslim American police executive graduate.

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