Exhibit 32.1

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer
         Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of  Section  1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned officer of MAXXAM Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby certify that:

     (a) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005 of the Company (the "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (b)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated: March 14, 2006


                                           /S/           CHARLES E. HURWITZ
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                                         Charles E. Hurwitz
                                                         Chief Executive Officer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter
63 of Title 18, United States Code).