EXHIBIT 32.1

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

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Arabian American Development Company
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I
Hatem El-Khalidi, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a)
or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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


/s/ HATEM EL-KHALIDI
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Hatem El-Khalidi
President and Chief Executive Officer

November 14, 2006