Hashemi secured 42 out of 60 votes during the election held at the National Olympic and Paralympic Academy of Iran, according to the Tehran Times.

Hashemi takes over from Mohammad Aliabadi, one of nine other candidates running for the Presidency role.

Aliabadi, President of the Iranian NOC since October 2008 succeeding Reza Gharakhanloo, did not receive a single vote, reports the Tehran Times, with Mehdi Ghadami and Mohammad-Jafar Kamboozia garnering nine and seven votes respectively, while two ballots were deemed invalid.

The other candidates who were in the running included Fazlolah Bagherzadeh, Mahmoud Khosravivafa, Mohammad-Reza Davarzani, Ali Moradi, Mehdi Karbasian and Mehrzad Hamidi.

Robab Shahrian and Alireza Dabir were appointed as Hashemi's deputies, replacing Ghadami and Khosravivafa who held similar roles under Aliabadi.

Following two rounds of votes, Shahrokh Shahnaz was elected as the NOC's secretary general replacing Bahram Afsharzadeh.

Behdad Salimi was one of four Iranian gold medallists at London 2012 ©AFP/Getty Images