Lt. Col. (R) Younus Changezi ( ur, ﻳﻮﻧﺲ ﭼﻨﮝﻴﺰﻯ) (born 4 November 1944) is a

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

from

Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

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 ...

and a former football player. He belongs to the minority Hazara community. He served in the army for a long period of time, and also served in the 1971 war as a captain.

Education

Younus Changezi acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro, where he studied from 1966–1968 and completed his Intermediate. While in school, he was given the nickname of ''"Tarzan"'' and has been known by this name all along.

Sports

While he was still at Cadet College Petaro, Changezi was chosen to be a part of the

Pakistan national football team The Pakistan national football team represents Pakistan association football in FIFA-authorized events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 ...

. In later years, he remained the coach of the national football team.

Military career

After high school, Changezi joined the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

, from where he retired as a lieutenant colonel. He served the army for nearly 25 years.

Political career

Changezi won the provincial elections in 2002 as an independent candidate, and became a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...

. Upon his victory, he decided to join the pro-

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...

. As a member of the government, he was appointed the Provincial Minister for Environment, Forests, and Sports. He remained in this position until 2007. Changezi lost his seat in the

during the 2008 elections due to the tide against the pro-

political parties.

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