| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Quetta, Baluchistan, British India | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–?? | Pakistan Army | ||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Pakistan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lt. Col. (R) Younus Changezi (Urdu: یونس چنگیزی; born 4 November 1944)[1] is a politician and former football player and manager.[2] He played for the Pakistan national team from the 1960s till early 1970s, and was later appointed as manager in the 1980s.[3] He also served as a soldier in the Pakistan Army.
Belonging to the ethnic Hazara community in Quetta,[4] Younus is cousin of footballer Qayyum Ali Changezi, who played for the Pakistan national team in the 1950s.[4][5] Younus acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro,[6] where he studied from 1966 to 1968 and completed his Intermediate. While in school, he was given the nickname of "Tarzan" for his athleticism, and has been known by this name all along.[7]
While he was still at Cadet College Petaro, Changezi was chosen to be a part of the Pakistan national football team.[7]
Having represented Pakistan at youth level in 1965 until 1968,[8] he then played for both Pakistan Army and the national team joining in 1969, remaining in the national team for 3 years.[8]
Changezi was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan international team in the 1985 South Asian Games held in Dhaka in Bangladesh, serving during two and half years until 1987.[8][3] He was also the chief selector for the Pakistan Football Federation in the 1989 and 2004 South Asian Games, the two occasions where Pakistan won the gold medal.[7]
After high school, Changezi joined the Pakistan Army, from where he retired as a lieutenant colonel.[4] He served the army for nearly 25 years.
Changezi won the provincial elections in 2002 as an independent candidate, and became a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.[8] Upon his victory, he decided to join the pro-Pervez Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League (Q). As a member of the government, he was appointed the Provincial Minister for Environment, Forests, and Sports.[8][9] He remained in this position until 2007.
Changezi lost his seat in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan during the 2008 elections due to the tide against the pro-Pervez Musharraf political parties.