The Grand Knight of Valour is the highest federal award available presented in Malaysia. It was created on 29 July 1960 and was gazetted on 11 August 1960. The award is the highest ranking in the list of the Malaysian Federal Ranking of Awards,and is ranked higher than the Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (D.K.M.) awarded to Malaysian Royalty.
Megat Junid bin Megat Ayub was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis,a Bendahara of Perak.
Samsudin bin Osman is a Malaysian former public servant who served the Malaysian Government from 1969 to 2006. His last office in the public service was Chief Secretary to the Government from 1 February 2001 to 2 September 2006. He is currently the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia,and Former Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund.
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin was a Malaysian politician. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 1967 to 1978 and the fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Melaka state from 1984 until 2004,the longest-serving governor of Malacca.
Datuk Siringan bin Gubat was a Malaysian politician. He is the Minister for Resource Development and Information Technology in the state government of Sabah,and represents the seat of Paginatan in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Ranau constituency. He is a member of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai was a Malaysian politician.
Raja Tun Mohar bin Raja Badiozaman was serving as Secretary-General to the Treasury of Malaysia from 1971 to 1972.
Jahid Jahim is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since September 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tamparuli since May 2018 and from March 2004 to May 2013. He also served as State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports from 2004 to 2013 and State Minister of Housing and Local Government briefly in 2018. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS),a component party of the ruling GRS coalition. He has served as the Deputy President of PBS for the Muslim Bumiputera quota since January 2021 and formerly served as the Secretary-General of PBS from 2018 to 2021. He had previously contested in the elections as a direct candidate of another ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition before PBS decided to leave BN on 12 May 2018.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zuki bin Ali is a Malaysian civil servant who has served as Chief Secretary to the Government since January 2020.
Tan Sri Norian Mai was the sixth Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of Malaysia and served from 8 January 1999 until his retirement on 4 November 2003.
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Jamil bin Johari is a former Malaysian police officer who served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police from 9 January 1999 to 12 May 2002.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Bakri bin Mohd Zinin is a former Malaysian police officer who served as Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG),from May 2013 to his retirement in September 2014. He was the first Sabahan to become DIG.
Tan Sri Mohd Bakri bin Omar was an Inspector General of Police who serving from 5 November 2003 to 11 September 2006.
General Zamrose bin Mohd Zain is a Malaysian General who served as 28th Chief of Malaysian Army.
Tan Sri Henry Chin Poy Wu was former Malaysian police officer and a member of Sabah Royal Commission of Illegal Immigration.
Sallehuddin bin Mohamed was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 8th Chief Secretary to the Government from 1984 to 1990.
Conrad Jomilon Mojuntin was a Malaysian politician. He was the Sabah Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports from 1983 to 1985 and Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister from 1981 to 1983. He was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Moyog from 1976 to 1985. He died on 17 November 2021 as a result of a stroke.
Datuk Armizan bin Mohd Ali is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since July 2023. He served in the position in the acting capacity from July to December 2023. He has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Papar since November 2022. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah,Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar from December 2022 to December 2023. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah,branch of a component party of the GRS and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions. He was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah,branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar is a retired Malaysian admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy on 1 April 2008.
Md Alwi bin Che Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who had served as member of Kelantan State Legislative assembly for Kok Lanas from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
