Changezi also spelled as Changizi is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. This surname is taken from the name of Changez khan (Genghis Khan) and/or his military that came to the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

and

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

. It is common among

Moghol The Moghols (also Mogul, Mongul) are Mongolic peoples, Mongolic people as descendants of the Mongol Empire's soldiers in Afghanistan. They live in the Kundur and Karez-i-Mulla villages of Herat Province, Herat province and used to speak the Mogh ...

, Mughal, Hazara, Aimaq, and some

Turkic peoples The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.. "Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging t ...

within

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and

and the Persian - Middle East in particular.

Notable people with this name

Yagana Changezi Yagana Changezi (1884–1956) was an Indian Urdu language poet who published several collections over a 30-year period. Early life He was born as Mirza Wajid Husain in 1884 in Patna, Bihar. He later settled in Lucknow writing under the name, Y ...

(1884–1956), Indian Urdu poet. *

Younus Changezi Lt. Col. (R) Younus Changezi ( ur, ﻳﻮﻧﺲ ﭼﻨﮝﻴﺰﻯ) (born 4 November 1944) is a politician from Baluchistan, Pakistan and a former football player. He belongs to the minority Hazara community. He served in the army for a long pe ...

(born 1944), Pakistani Politician and Footballer. * Naseem Mirza Changezi Indian freedom fighter who is now 106 years old, had met revolutionary Indian freedom fighter

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationa ...

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 Mohsin Changazi, ( haz, محسن چنگیزی ) (born 3 September 1979), is a Pakistani Urdu poet of Hazara descent. He has participated several poetry gatherings in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. He has also received awards including the Tam ...

, Pakistani Urdu poet. *

Samad Ali Changezi Samad Ali Changezi was a Flight lieutenant in Pakistan Air Force who fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He belonged to the Hazara ethnic minority of Quetta, Pakistan and was a member of the No. 9 Squadron – the Pakistan Air Force's ...

was a

Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in air forces that use the Royal Air Force (RAF) system of ranks, especially in Commonwealth countries. It has a NATO rank code of OF-2. Flight lieutenant is abbreviated as Flt Lt in the India ...

of Pakistan. *

Sharbat Ali Changezi Air-Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi (Urdu: شربت على ݘݩگݐڒی; b. 10 March 1932), , is a retired three-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and a former fighter pilot who led the aerial operations in the Indo-Pakistani War of ...

, Air Marshal (Retired) of

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

Hope fades away for Hazaras of Pakistan
Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 June 2012, Retrieved 17 December 2017 * Jan Ali ChangeziProfile of Jan Ali Changezi on Provincial Assembly of Balochistan website
Retrieved 17 December 2017 former Minister for Education in the Balochistan provincial government belonging to

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

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Notable people with this name

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