CERTIFICATIONS

      I, Ramesh C. Pandey, certify that:

            (1) I have  reviewed  this  annual  report on Form  10-KSB of Xechem
International, Inc.;

            (2) Based on my  knowledge,  this annual 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
annual report;

            (3) Based on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other
financial  information  included in this annual  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 annual report;

            (4) The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

                  (i) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
            that material information relating to the registrant,  including its
            consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within
            those entities,  particularly during the period in which this annual
            report is being prepared;

                  (ii)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
            controls  and  procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the
            filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

                  (iii)  presented in this annual report our  conclusions  about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
            our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

            (5) The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent functions):

                  (i) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
            internal  controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's
            ability to record, process,  summarize and report financial data and
            have   identified  for  the   registrant's   auditors  any  material
            weaknesses in internal controls; and

                  (ii)any  fraud,   whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
            management or other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the
            registrant's internal controls; and

            (6) The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have indicated
in this  annual  report  whether  there were  significant  changes  in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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Date:  March 09, 2005

                          /s/ Ramesh C. Pandey, Ph.D.
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                          Ramesh C. Pandey, Ph.D.
                          Chief Executive Officer

See also the certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, which is also attached to this report.