As India prepares for the Republic Day 2017, this year the chief guest is Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This article gives glimpse about the last Republic Day Chief Guests of the last 10 years:
1. 2006: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
2. 2007: President Vladimir Putin of Russia
3. 2008: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France
4. 2009: President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
5. 2010: President Lee Myung Bak of South Korea
6. 2011: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia
7. 2012: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand
8. 2013: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan
9. 2014: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan
10. 2015: President Barack Obama of USA
11. 2016: President Francois Hollande of France