Changezi
Changezi also spelled as Changizi (Urdu: چنگیزی ) is a surname in Afghanistan and Pakistan. People with this family name claim descent from Changez Khan (Genghis Khan). It is common among Hazara, Aimaq and the Mughal tribe within Afghanistan in particular.[1]
Notable people with this name
- Yagana Changezi (1884–1956), Indian Urdu poet.
- Younus Changezi (born 1944), Pakistani Politician and Footballer.
- Naseem Mirza Changezi[2] Indian freedom fighter who is now 106 years old, had met revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in 1929 and fought against the British empire for Indian independence.
- Wajahat Mirza Changezi, was an Indian screenwriter and film director who penned the dialogues of some of the most successful films in India during the 1950s and 1960s, best known for Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the Academy Award-nominee, Mother India (1957).
- Mohsin Changezi, Pakistani Urdu poet.
- Samad Ali Changezi was a Flight Lieutenant of Pakistan.
- Sharbat Ali Changezi, Air Marshal (Retired) of Pakistan Air Force[1]
- Jan Ali Changezi[3] former Minister for Education in the Balochistan provincial government belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party.
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See also
References
- Hope fades away for Hazaras of Pakistan Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 June 2012, Retrieved 17 December 2017
- Profile of Naseem Mirza Changezi on thedelhiwalla.com website Published 24 October 2016, Retrieved 17 December 2017
- Profile of Jan Ali Changezi on Provincial Assembly of Balochistan website Retrieved 17 December 2017
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