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                                                                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  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended
March 31, 2011 of AXA Equitable  Life Insurance  Company (the  "Company") as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"), I, Mark Pearson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company,  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, 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 Company.



                                           /s/ Mark Pearson
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                                           Mark Pearson
                                           Chairman of the Board and
                                           Chief Executive Officer



         Date: May 13, 201