Robin Khuda

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Robin Khuda
Born1979or1980(age 45–46) [1]
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityAustralian
Education University of Technology Sydney
Known forfounder of AirTrunk
Children2

Robin Khuda (born 1979 or 1980) is an Australian billionaire, and the founder of AirTrunk, a data centre company.

Robin Khuda was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2] He was educated at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School and SOS Hermann Gmeiner College. [2]

Khuda moved to Australia aged 18 to continue his accountancy studies. [3] He earned a degree in accounting from the University of Technology Sydney. [3]

He worked in the telecoms and cloud computing businesses for Singtel and Fujitsu, before becoming chief financial officer (CFO) of Pipe Networks, and then CFO of NextDC. [3]

At one point, he used his retirement savings to keep the business going and considered bankruptcy. [1]

In 2024, he was named AFR "Business Person of the Year". [4]

Khuda lives in Sydney with his wife, two daughters and his parents. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 KwanReporter, Campbell (12 March 2024). "How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 ProthomAloEnglish. "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". ProthomAloEnglish. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Fildes, Nic (5 September 2024). "AI data boom mints Australia's latest billionaire after $16bn Blackstone deal". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. "He's inked a $24b deal but AirTrunk's Robin Khuda is only getting started". Australian Financial Review. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. Khan, Kawsar (19 March 2025). "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". Prothomalo. Retrieved 22 September 2025.