# Robin Khuda

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**Robin Khuda** (born 1979 or 1980) is an Australian billionaire, and the founder of [AirTrunk](/source/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](/source/Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar_Government_Boys'_High_School) and [SOS Hermann Gmeiner College](/source/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](/source/University_of_Technology_Sydney).[3]

He worked in the telecoms and cloud computing businesses for [Singtel](/source/Singtel) and [Fujitsu](/source/Fujitsu), before becoming chief financial officer (CFO) of [Pipe Networks](/source/PIPE_Networks), and then CFO of [NextDC](/source/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. KwanReporter, Campbell (2024-03-12). ["How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan"](https://www.afr.com/business-summit/how-robin-khuda-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-creating-a-14b-titan-20240312-p5fbn8). *Australian Financial Review*. Retrieved 2025-09-22.

1. ProthomAloEnglish. ["How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest"](http://www.banginews.com/web-news?id=e169b30866ec30b1472605aa2039c06bdc44ffa8). *ProthomAloEnglish*. Retrieved 2025-09-22.

1. Fildes, Nic (5 September 2024). ["AI data boom mints Australia's latest billionaire after $16bn Blackstone deal"](https://www.ft.com/content/caab800c-594a-4cb5-b198-567be8a9fce0). *Financial Times*. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

1. ["He's inked a $24b deal but AirTrunk's Robin Khuda is only getting started"](https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/leaders/he-s-inked-a-24b-deal-but-airtrunk-s-robin-khuda-is-only-getting-started-20241201-p5kuxo). *Australian Financial Review*. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-09-22.

1. Khan, Kawsar (2025-03-19). ["How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest"](https://en.prothomalo.com/lifestyle/acu52s6kck). *Prothomalo*. Retrieved 2025-09-22.

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