Mehdi Taj


Mehdi Taj is an Iranian sports executive and administrator who was president of the Iranian Football Federation from 2016 until 2019. As of May 2020, Mehdi has been appointed a member of the Asian Football Confederation Emergency Committee.
He was previously First Vice President of Iranian Football Federation, President of the Iran Football League Organization, Secretary of the Board of Sepahan and president of the club. He was also editor-in-chief of Jahan Varzesh from 1991 until 2001. On 7 May 2016, he was elected as president of Iranian Football Federation with 51 votes, succeeding Ali Kafashian. He resigned on 30 December 2019 due to illness.