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Jamuna Gurung (entrepreneur)

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Jamuna Gurung
जमुना गुरुङ
Born
NationalityAustralian
Alma materSwinburne University of Technology
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder, Melbourne Institute of Technology
SpouseShesh Ghale

Jamuna Gurung (Nepali: जमुना गुरुङ) is an Australian businesswomen of Nepalese origin, and is executive director and managing director of the Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Victoria, Australia, which she co-founded with her husband, Shesh Ghale.[1][2][3]

Gurung was born in Nepal and, came to Australia in 1991 to undertake studies.She completed her Bachelor of Business degree with a focus on Marketing and Management at Swinburne University of Technology.[4]

She is very involved in the business and community life of Melbourne and has a strong dedication to education. Since 2014, she has been an Executive member of the Migration Welfare Fund (MWF) Taskforce for the Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). NRNA is a voluntary organization made up of Nepali people living abroad. It has members in over 65 countries.

Net worth

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Gurung and her husband, Ghale, were the first billionaires in the global Nepalese diaspora and the only second billionaire of Nepalese origin.[5]

Gurung and Ghale first appeared on the BRW Rich 200 in 2009,[5] and jointly appeared on subsequent rich lists.[5][6][7][8][9] As of May 2023, the net worth of Gurung and Ghale was assessed by The Australian Financial Review in the 2023 Rich List as approximately A$900 million.[10][11]

Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$)
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Rank Net worth (US$)
2014[6] $335 million Increase
2015[6] 99 Increase $528 million Increase
2016[6] 105 Decrease $586 million Increase
2017[5][12][13] 101 Increase $647 million Increase
2018[14] 81 Increase $876 million Increase
2019[15] 78 Increase $1.18 billion Increase
2020[16] 105 Decrease $994 million Decrease
2021[17] 111 Decrease $1.01 billion Increase
2022 136 Decrease $1.00 billion Decrease
2023[10] 157 Decrease $900 million Decrease
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

Note

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  • ^1 : Net worth held jointly with Shesh Ghale.


References

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  1. ^ "Ms. Jamuna Gurung". Melbourne Institute of Technology. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Jamuna Gurung and Shesh Ghale: a long climb to the top". The Australian Financial Review. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Shesh Ghale & Jamuna Gurung: The high-achievers!". Southasia. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ Kamboj, Sahil. "Who is Jamuna Gurung and What is Her Net Worth?". CBTC.ORG.IN. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Shesh and Jamuna Ghale merely $353 million shy of joining billionaires club but the philanthropic couple is in no hurry". Southasia. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Khatry, Ram (27 May 2016). "Worth over half a billion dollars, gentle Ghales become 105th richest in Australia". Southasia. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Shesh Ghale buys Melbourne's 'best' corner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Shesh Ghale ready for mountain of work on Melbourne hotel". The Australian. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ "MIT gets approval for twin-tower apartment and hotel complex over market and gardens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Shesh Ghale & Jamuna Gurung: Nepalese Australians have just gotten billionaires among them". Southasia. 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  13. ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  14. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  15. ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.