Exhibit 32.2




                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



        I, Joseph S. Steinberg,  as President of Leucadia  National  Corporation
(the "Company") certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

        (1) the  accompanying  Form 10-Q report for the period  ending March 31,
2006 as filed with the U.S.  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the "Report")
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        (2) the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated:  May 9, 2006



                                        By: /s/ Joseph S. Steinberg
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                                            Joseph S. Steinberg
                                            President