Commodore Esala Teleni (born circa 1958 - died 28 February 2020) was a Fijian naval officer, who served the military-backed interim government as Commissioner of the Fiji Police Force from 1 July 2007 to mid-2010. He then served as Fiji's Ambassador to China till 2014 and the Fijian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea. Teleni hailed from the island of Ogea Levu in the Lau Archipelago. Teleni was a Fiji rugby player, captain and coach in the 1980s, playing in the position of number eight.