Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa

The Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (S.P.) (Gallant Warrior or Grand Knight of Valour) is the highest federal award which can be presented in Malaysia. It was created on 29 July 1960 and was gazetted on 11 August 1969. The award is the highest ranking in the list of the Malaysian Federal Ranking of Awards, and is ranked higher than the Darjah Kerabat Diraja Malaysia (D.K.M.) awarded to Malaysian Royalty.

Criteria
The Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa is awarded to those Malaysians who have shown, "supreme courage and bravery in extraordinary and highly dangerous situations". The number of awards is not limited, and my be conferred to any eligible person, both civilian and military.

Entitlements
The Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa, as the highest Armed Forces Gallantry Award, is the highest in the order of precedence in the Awards and decorations of the Malaysian Armed Forces. It is also the highest award of the Malaysian Federal Awards, outranking the awards which carry the title of Datuk, Tan Sri, or Tun.

The award does not carry any title and is not listed in the Federal Order of Importance. Since 1990, the award does carry a monetary stipend. With the passage of the Sri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (Remembrance Allowance) Act, recipients and their families are entitled to a monetary allowance.

Living recipients of the decoration are paid an allowance of RM 400 per month. Those who had received the award prior to the passage of the act, were paid retroactively to the date of their award, but not any earlier than June 1983. The allowance ends upon the death of the recipient. A posthumous recipient's next of kin receives a lump-sum payment of RM 20,000.

Appearance
The medal pendant is made of silver. It is a crescent moon with the inscription Gagah Perkasa. Within arc of the moon is a fourteen-pointed star. An intricately designed clasp attaches the pendant to the ribbon. The medal's ribbon is royal yellow 1.5 inches wide with red stripes 1/8 inches wide.