Exhibit 99.906Cert

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Stephen C. Miller, President of First Financial Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date	June 5, 2005	/S/ STEPHEN C. MILLER
		Stephen C. Miller, President
		(principal executive officer)

I, Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer of First Financial Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	June 2, 2005	/S/ CARL D. JOHNS
		Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer
		(principal financial officer)