HUMAIN and AirTrunk have partnered to build data centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initial project involves an approximately US$3 billion investment for a data center campus in Saudi Arabia.
The partnership combines HUMAIN’s trusted reputation as the national AI champion with AirTrunk’s proven track record and operational expertise with key cloud and AI customers to advance Saudi Arabia’s vision to become a global innovation hub.
HUMAIN is owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and AirTrunk is backed by Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Together, the companies’ financial strengths and industry leadership underscore the significance of this initiative in shaping the region’s digital ecosystem.
Tareq Amin, Chief Executive Officer of HUMAIN, said: “Together with AirTrunk and Blackstone, HUMAIN is strengthening the technological infrastructure that underpins the Kingdom’s digital economy. This partnership marks a pivotal moment in creating scalable, secure, and sustainable data center capacity to support the rapid growth of AI and cloud computing. This initiative not only accelerates Saudi Arabia’s technological advancement but also establishes a platform for long-term economic diversification and global competitiveness.”
Robin Khuda, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at AirTrunk said: “Our strategic partnership with HUMAIN, a key player in the region, will support Saudi Arabia to realize its vision of being a data- and AI-driven economy. We’re bringing together the whole digital ecosystem, combining HUMAIN’s end-to-end AI capabilities, from infrastructure to models, with AirTrunk’s leading hyperscale data center capabilities. This announcement strengthens the AirTrunk data center platform as we deliver world-class digital infrastructure for the cloud and AI across the Asia Pacific and now the Middle East, which is one of the fastest growing regions in the world.”
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Blackstone, said: “We are thrilled to help power this next era of innovation in the Middle East and enable AirTrunk’s expansion in this important region. The AI revolution continues to be one of Blackstone’s highest conviction themes, and we bring scale and expertise across the ecosystem as the largest provider of data centers globally and a significant investor in related services and infrastructure. This initiative reinforces Blackstone’s position as one of the world’s leading investors in digital infrastructure and marks a commitment to deepening our presence in the Middle East.”
HUMAIN, AirTrunk and Blackstone will develop a long-term strategic partnership focused on financing, developing, and operating next-generation data centers and AI infrastructure across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The collaboration aligns with HUMAIN’s mandate to position the Kingdom as a global leader in artificial intelligence and reinforces its commitment to building best-in-class digital and AI infrastructure.
