In the elections, held in Tehran’s Olympic Academy, Taj managed to capture 50 votes, followed by Mostafa Ajorlou with 15 votes and Aziz Mohammadi with six votes.
Taj was elected for a four-year term until 2020.
The former IFF Vice President replaced Ali Kaffashian as the new President of the Iran Football Federation.
Kaffashian is the longest-serving president in Iranian football history, having served for eight years and four months.
