Confirming the news on resignation, the federation’s spokesman Amirmahdi Alavi said on Sunday that “unfortunately, after the last heart attack that happened in Turkey and treatments that Taj received in that country, he suffered from a second heart attack on Wednesday.”

“Given the occurred problems and the doctors’ recommendation to avoid stress and heavy activity, he decided to resign and hand over the responsibility to the vice-president according to the federation’s statute.”

As Tehran Times has reported, he was rushed to hospital last week and the doctors recommended him stepping off from his role. Mehdi Taj has suffered heart problems related to the stress of management twice in one year and that ended to his resignation.