- Ch ief ▁and ▁res ignation ▁The ▁Pakistan ▁government ▁called ▁for ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁native ▁command ers - in - ch ief ▁of ▁army , ▁air ▁force ▁and ▁n avy ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁de putation ▁appoint ments ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁military . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁senior ity , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁officer ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁n avy ▁but ▁the ▁British ▁Admir alty ▁and ▁Com mod ore ▁Ch oud h ri ▁himself ▁was ▁in ▁doubt ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁n avy ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁military ▁staff ing . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁L ia qu at ▁Ali ▁Khan ▁approved ▁his ▁nom ination ▁papers ▁as ▁n avy ' s ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁command ing ▁a ▁squad ron ▁in ▁sea , ▁and ▁then ▁attend ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Def ence ▁College . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁after ▁he ▁gained ▁staff ▁officer ▁degree , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁at ▁the ▁N H Q ▁where ▁he ▁established ▁staff ▁corps ▁and ▁administration . ▁ ▁Although , ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁government ▁announced ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁n avy ' s ▁first ▁native ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁Com mod ore ▁Ch oud h ri ' s ▁nom ination ▁papers ▁being ▁approved ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ali ▁Khan ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁n