Sheikhlari is one of the coaches who has already played and coached in the East Azarbaijan province’s teams.
He was appointed as provisional coach of Tractor after Mustafa Denizli stepped down from his role in the team.
Sheikhlari has replaced Rasoul Khatibi in Machine Sazi.
Nader Dastneshan also was a candidate to take charge of the team.
Machine Sazi is ninth in the Iran Professional League (IPL) with 22 points.