EXHIBIT 99.1



       CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER UNDER 18 U.S.C.ss.ss.1350


I, Bruce M. Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of All American
Semiconductor, Inc., hereby certify, to my knowledge:

         (1)      that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of All American
                  Semiconductor, Inc. for the quarterly period ended on June 30,
                  2002 (the "Report"), which this Certification is attached as
                  Exhibit 99.1, fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act
                  of 1934; and

         (2)      that the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
                  in all material respects, the financial condition and results
                  of operations of All American Semiconductor, Inc.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss.ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.





Dated: August 9, 2002                        /s/ Bruce M. Goldberg
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                                             Bruce M. Goldberg