Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR
15d-14 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Omar M. Asali, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of Harbinger Group Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: January 27, 2015 |
/s/ OMAR M. ASALI |
| Omar M. Asali |
| President |
