Jamuna Gurung

Jamuna Gurung 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.

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.

Net worth Gurung and her husband, Ghale, were the first billionaires in the global Nepalese diaspora and the only second billionaire of Nepalese origin. , the net worth of Gurung and Ghale was assessed by The Australian Financial Review in the 2023 Rich List as approximately 900 million.

Year Financial ReviewRich List ForbesAustralia's 50 Richest Rank Net worth (A$) Rank 2014 $586 million 2017 $647 million 2018 $876 million 2019 $1.18 billion 2020 $994 million 2021 $1.01 billion 2022 $1.00 billion 2023 $900 million

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Note Net worth held jointly with Shesh Ghale.