Pak Governor was Chief Guest of 1st Rajpath R-Day parade
The first-ever Chief Guest to attend the Republic Day parade at Rajpath was the then Governor General of Pakistan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, in 1955. The celebrations were held at different venues before Rajpath became permanent in 1955. The first Republic Day parade was organised in 1950 at Irwin Amphitheatre, where the Indonesian President was the Chief Guest.