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 by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) the  accompanying  Form 10-K report for the fiscal year ended  December
31,  2008 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:  February 27, 2009

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