EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 135D,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mikel D. Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer of HKN, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this amendment no. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and the Annual Report on Form 10-K originally filed on February 18, 2010 (collectively, the “Annual Report”) of the Registrant; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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 Annual Report; |
| Date: April 14, 2010 | By: | /s/ Mikel D. Faulkner | |
| | | Mikel D. Faulkner | |
| | | Chief Executive Officer | |
