9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁command ▁due ▁to ▁differences ▁regarding ▁the ▁n avy ' s ▁plans ▁of ▁modern ization ▁and ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁inter service ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Army ▁G H Q , ▁Pakistan ▁Mo D , ▁and ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁few ▁military ▁officials ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁their ▁commission ▁over ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁civil ian ▁government ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁A . ▁R . ▁Khan ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁military ▁gra vey ard ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁with ▁full ▁military ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁H aj i ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ch oud h ri ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B atal a , ▁P un j ab , ▁British ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁an ▁A rain ▁family . ▁Very ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁early ▁life ▁which ▁based ▁on ▁combined ▁military ▁history ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁As ▁many ▁of ▁contempor aries ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁military , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁Indian ▁Military ▁College ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Britann ia ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁Indians ▁and