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 West Bancorporation, Inc. on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Stanberry,
Chief Executive Officer of West Bancorporation, Inc., 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; (2) the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
conditions and results of operations of West Bancorporation, Inc.

November 13, 2003

/s/ Thomas E. Stanberry
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Thomas E. Stanberry
Chief Executive Officer

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