EXHIBIT 99.2

               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 White Electronic Designs
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June
29, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Hamid R. Shokrgozar, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 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.



Date: October 29, 2002

                                        /s/  Hamid R. Shokrgozar
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                                        Hamid R. Shokrgozar
                                        Chief Executive Officer