EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Jay S. Yoo, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.		I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hanmi Financial Corporation; and
2.		Based on my knowledge, this 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 report.