Mehdi Taj (Persian: مهدی تاج) is an Iranian sports executive who is president of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran since August 2022 for a second term.

As of May 2020, Mehdi has been appointed a member of the Asian Football Confederation Emergency Committee.

On 7 May 2016, he was elected as president of Iranian Football Federation with 51 votes, succeeding Ali Kafashian.

[6][better source needed] on 30 August 2022, Taj was elected as new president of Iran Football Federation for a two-year term.

[7] Taj has visited the training camp of the Iranian women's national football team.