Cynthia Tima Yeboah, popularly known as Tima Kumkum (born September 17, 1987) is a Ghanaian television and radio presenter, actress, media practitioner and voice-over artist.
She is best known widely as the host of
Kumkum Bhagya
''Kumkum Bhagya'' () is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. on
Adom TV
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in Ghana. She was nominated as the TV Female Entertainment Show Host of the Year at the 2019
RTP Awards The Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards are an annual awards ceremony for radio and television in Ghana.
The RTP Awards, organized by Big Events Ghana, were first announced in January 2011. The first RTP awards were held in June 2011 at t ...
. Her ''Aben Show'' was also nominated as the TV Cooking/Culinary Program of the Year at the 2021
RTP Awards The Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards are an annual awards ceremony for radio and television in Ghana.
The RTP Awards, organized by Big Events Ghana, were first announced in January 2011. The first RTP awards were held in June 2011 at t ...
.
Early life and education
Tima was born on Thursday 17 September in
Obuasi
Obuasi is a gold mining town and is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It lies in the southern part of the Obuasi Municipal and is located about from Kumasi. As of 2012, the town has a population of 1 ...
to Mary Andzi Quainoo and Felix Kwaah Yeboah.
She received her high school education from
Ghana National College
Ghana National College is a senior high school in Cape Coast, Ghana.
Overview
Ghana National College was founded on 20 July 1948, staffed by dismissed teachers from St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast), St Augustine's College and Mfantsipim Sc ...
, where she studied general arts, and continued to the Institute of Business Management & Journalism, where she graduated with a diploma in
journalism
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before topping up with a bachelor's degree in journalism at Jayee University College. She graduated with masters in PR at
Ghana Institute of Journalism
The University of Media, Arts and Communication- Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), formerly the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), is a public university in Ghana. The University is a merger of the erstwhile Ghana Institute of Journalism, the ...
in 2023. She was also honored as media personality of the year at Africa Arts and Achievers Awards.
Career
She is the host of Aben Show which was aired on AdomTV but now
Angel TV
Angel TV is a television channel in Ghana. It is part of the Angel Broadcasting Network, a media company controlled by Kwaku Oteng, alongside a chain of radio stations. Studios are located in Accra.
History
The Ghana Police Service raided Angel ...
.
Tima was honored together with
Akumaa Mama Zimbi and
Andy Dosty for their influence and impact in Ghana's Showbiz industry at the 2022 Ghana Tertiary Awards.
Awards
* African Tertiary Entrepreneurs Awards (Showbiz Star Foundation of the Year 2018)
* Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (Outstanding Woman Young TV Host 2018)
* Pan African Executives Summit Awards (Multi-Talented Media Personality of the Year 2018)
* Young Professional Role Model Awards (Young Professional Role Model Award in Media Excellence 2020)
* Young Choice Awards 2021 (Youth Favorite TV Personality of the Year 2020)
* Ghana Outstanding Women Awards 2021(Outstanding Woman Radio Personality)
* 2023 Africa Arts and Achievers Awards (Media Personality of the Year)
* 2024 Emerging Entertainers Awards Africa, fifth edition ( Media Personality of the Year)
* Fourth edition of the Center for Africa Corporate Business Honors and Expo Awards ( Media Personality of the Year)
Ambassador
Tima is an ambassador for Slim and Fit GH. She was made Pan African Youth Empowerment Ambassador from 2018 to 2022 for Pan African Executives Summit Awards. She is the brand ambassador fo
Top Choco a Ghanaian chocolate spread and drinks company. Tima was also unveiled as a brand ambassador for Altunsa tomato paste on July 9, 2022.
Filmography
* ''Asem Asa'' (2007)
* ''Aden'' (2009)
* ''Madam Moke'' (2009)
* ''Mmobrowa'' (2009)
* ''Asabea'' (2009)
* ''Obra'' (2009)
* ''89'' (2010)
* ''Supremo'' (2010)
* ''Sugar'' (2010)
* ''Whose Fault'' (2011)
* ''Selfie'' (2017) as Tima Kumkum
* ''Asantewaa'' (2019) as Abrafi
* ''Baby is coming'' (2020)
* ''Cross'' (2021)
Philanthropy
As a philanthropist, Tima founded the Tima Kumkum Foundation where they occasionally make donations including Osu Correction Centre,
teenage mothers in Teshie-Nungua, Royal Seed Orphanage, 21-year old fibroid patient, 13-year old rape victim, and others.
Personal life
Tima Kumkum is divorced after five years of marriage with two children. In 2023, she married Dominic Duodu in
Oda.
On the 14th of November 2024, Tima Kumkum shared on
Instagram
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her joy of giving birth with her husband Mr Dominic Duodu.
[https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Tima-Kumkum-and-new-husband-celebrate-arrival-of-their-first-child-1959951] She shared her excitement with her followers, introducing the baby boy, Jesse, and expressing thanks for the opportunity to become a parent again.
References
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Living people
1987 births
Ghanaian actresses
Ghanaian radio presenters
Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni