[PART I Item 1. Business 1 Item 1A.] [CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-177835 dated November 9, 2011) of Gulf Resources, Inc. and in the related Prospectus included therein, of our report dated March 15, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Gulf Resources, Inc. appearing in the Company’s Annual] [Certification of Chief Executive Officer I, Xiaobin Liu, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 of Gulf Resources, Inc.; 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] [Certification of Chief Financial Officer I, Min Li, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 of Gulf Resources, Inc.; 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] [18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AND EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(b) AND 15d-14(b) (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operation of the Company. Dated: March 15, 2016 Xiaobin Liu Chief Executive Officer and President Dated: March 15, 2016 Min Li]