EXHIBIT 32.1

     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 annual report of West Bancorporation, Inc. on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Stanberry, Chief
Executive Officer of West Bancorporation, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 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
conditions and results of operations of West Bancorporation, Inc.

March 4, 2004

/s/ Thomas E. Stanberry
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Thomas E. Stanberry
Chief Executive Officer

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