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| 1. | I                  have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lakeland Industries,                  Inc. (the                  “registrant”); |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report;   |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                  the                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                  registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report;   |
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| 4. | The                  registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal                  control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules                  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we                  have: |
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| 5. | The                  registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our                  most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,                  to                  the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of                  directors (or persons performing the equivalent                  functions): |
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|   | a. | All                  significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal                  controls                  over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely                  affect                  the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report                  financial information; and |
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|  | b. | Any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal                  controls over financial reporting.  |
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| Date:                  September 7, 2006 |   | /s/Christopher                  J. Ryan                                                             |
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|                                     |   | By:                  Christopher J. Ryan                                                            |
|                                     |   | Chief                  Executive Officer, President, Secretary and General                  Counsel |

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