Nawab Changez (Jangayz) Khan Marri () (born 1 April 1963) is the ''

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

'' of the Marri

Baloch people The Baloch ( ) or Baluch ( ; , plural ) are a nomadic, Pastoralism, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranian, Western Iranic Balochi language and is native to the Balochistan region of South Asia, South and Western Asia, encompas ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. He is currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of

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since February 2024. He has served as

's Irrigation and Energy Minister from 2013 to 2018. He has also served as Balochistan's Communication Minister In the cabinet of Zulfiqar Ali Khan Magsi from 1993 to 1997.

Family

Changez Khan Marri is the eldest son of the late

Khair Bakhsh Marri Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri (28 February 1928 – 10 June 2014), ) was a Pakistani politician from the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. Early life and career Marri had received his early education in Kohlu, Balochistan and higher educat ...

and is the heir for the title of nawab, however a nawab is not in Balochi tradition rather a title given by the British during colonization. The previous chieftain of the Marri tribe was the Sardar but due to conflict with the british and other reasons the title of the head of tribe was taken away and given to the Gazaini sub tribe of Marri. His brothers are

Hyrbyair Marri Hyrbyair Marri () (born 1968) is an activist from (Balochistan), and president of the Free Balochistan Movement. He is the fifth son of the Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri. As of 2017, he resides in London. Early life Hyrbyair w ...

Balach Marri Balach Marri (; 17 January 1966 – 20 November 2007) was a Baloch commander in the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a Baloch nationalist organisation, listed as a terrorist group by Pakistan, China, the United Kingdom, the United States and ...

, Ghazan Marri, Hamza Marri and Mehran Marri.

Politics

Changez Khan Marri was elected to the

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

as a member of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He was a contender for the

Chief Minister of Balochistan The Chief Minister of Balochistan () is the head of government of the of Balochistan. The prime minister leads the legislative branch of the Government of Balochistan, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the assembly' ...

. An unidentified assassin threw a grenade at Changez Marri's residence on 15 January 2016. The grenade failed to detonate and no one was harmed.No casualties: Hand grenade attack at Balochistan minister’s house
/ref> He was nominated in the killing of balochistan high court judge justice Mir Mohammad Nawaz Marri along with his brother nawabzada gazain marri and they both left pakistan for their security.

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