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EXHIBIT 31

                     ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. FORM 10-K
                    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2008
      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
            PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jacob Roth, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Royal Energy Resources,
     Inc. (the registrant);
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 consolidated 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.   I am 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 have;
     a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          registrant, is made known to me by others, particularly during the
          period in which this report is being prepared;
     b.   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
          such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
          our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
          reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles;
     c.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          controls over financial reporting that occurred during the
          registrant's current fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
          is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting; and;
5.   I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control
     over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
     committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent functions):
     a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
         operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
         reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
         record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
         employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting.

November 20, 2008                                    /s/ Jacob Roth
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                                                     Jacob Roth
                                                     President, CEO and CFO