Exhibit 99.1




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

       I, Joseph A. Orlando, as Principal Executive Officer of Leucadia National
Corporation - Arizona (the "Company")  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350,
as  adopted  by  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,
2003 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 5, 2003
                                         By:  /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
                                              ---------------------
                                              Joseph A. Orlando
                                              Principal Executive Officer



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to  Leucadia  National  Corporation  and will be  retained by Leucadia
National  Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.