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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Naseem Mirza Changezi<br />
| birth_date = 1910<br />
| death_date = April 12, 2018 (aged 108; disputed)<br />
| death_place = Pahari Imli, [[Old Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Zakir Husain Delhi College]]<br />
| occupation = Independence activist<br />
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'''Naseem Mirza Changezi''' (1910 – April 12, 2018)<ref name="The Delhi Walla">[http://www.thedelhiwalla.com/2018/04/12/city-obituary-old-delhis-living-encyclopedia-naseem-mirza-changezi-dies-at-108-1910-2018/ City Obituary – Old Delhi’s Living Encyclopedia, Naseem Mirza Changezi, Dies at 108, 1910-2018] The Delhi Walla, Published 22 April 2018, Retrieved 14 April 2018</ref> was an Indian independence activist. He was also believed to have been one of the oldest living individuals in India at the time of his death.<ref name="HT">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/young-at-106-the-grand-old-man-of-the-walled-city/story-aq6iG28BhFaBfvvzJjOcGL.html Young at 106: Mirza Changezi, the grand old man of Delhi's Walled City] Hindustan Times (newspaper), Updated 29 May 2016, Retrieved 21 December 2017</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedelhiwalla.com/2018/04/12/city-obituary-old-delhis-living-encyclopedia-naseem-mirza-changezi-dies-at-108-1910-2018/|title=City Obituary – Old Delhi’s Living Encyclopedia, Naseem Mirza Changezi, Dies at 108, 1910-2018|last=General|first=The Delhi Walla · in|date=2018-04-12|website=The Delhi Walla|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Naseem Mirza Changezi traces his family's roots in [[Old Delhi]] from the times of Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]]. He was educated at the Anglo Arabic College, now called [[Zakir Husain Delhi College]]. Over the years, he collected a large number of books in Urdu and Persian.<ref name="thedelhiwalla">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedelhiwalla.com/2016/10/24/the-biographical-dictionary-of-delhi-naseem-mirza-changezi-b-old-delhi-1910/comment-page-1/|title=The Biographical Dictionary Of Delhi – Naseem Mirza Changezi , Born Old Delhi, 1910 – The Delhi Walla|date=24 October 2016|website=Thedelhiwalla.com website|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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He met revolutionary freedom fighter [[Bhagat Singh]] in 1929. Bhagat Singh told him of his intentions to bomb the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] and wanted his help in finding a [[safe house]] to hide in. Naseem later went into hiding in [[Gwalior]] after Bhagat Sigh carried out his mission.<ref name="thedelhiwalla" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
In 2016, he was still living with his 90-year-old wife, Amna Khannum, and 60-year-old son, Mirza Sikander Beg Changezi, in the Old Delhi area. His youngest son, Mirza Tariq Beg, lives in [[Karachi]], Pakistan. Changezi had seven daughters and two sons. Many of them still live in the Old Delhi area. He had 20 grandchildren.<ref name="thedelhiwalla" /> <br />
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In 2016, Naseem Mirza Changezi claimed to be 106 years old.<ref name="HT" /><ref name="thedelhiwalla" /><ref name="IndianExpress">[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/bhagat-singh-wanted-all-religions-sects-to-coexist-naseem-mirza-changezi/ Bhagat Singh wanted all religions, sects to coexist: Naseem Mirza Changezi] The Indian Express (newspaper), Published 24 March 2016, Retrieved 21 December 2017</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Naseem, in his lifetime, claimed to have seen many events in Indian and world history, [[World War I]], [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]], [[Satyagraha]] ([[Nonviolent resistance]]), [[Khilafat movement]], the making of [[New Delhi]], [[World War II|Second world war]], [[Quit India Movement]] and finally the [[independence of India]].<ref name=HT/> His life story has been covered by many newspapers and TV documentaries.<ref name=thedelhiwalla/><br />
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In March 2016, [[Chief Minister of Delhi]], [[Arvind Kejriwal]] unveiled three busts of the famous martyrs at [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] who gave their lives for the cause of [[Indian independence movement]], [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Hari Rajguru]] and [[Sukhdev Thapar]]. Naseem Mirza Changezi was selected to address the gathering at the official ceremony. He remarked that martyr Bhagat Singh wanted all religions and sects in India to live together in unity.<ref name="IndianExpress" /><br />
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