Kanya King, CBE (born 1969 at Kilburn, London), is a British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards.

[2] King was born in 1969 at Kilburn, London,[3] to an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father, being the youngest of their nine children.

[7] Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1999,[8] King was promoted CBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours List.

[13] In 2017, Kanya King spoke to the Evening Standard about building the MOBO Awards brand from being a single mother at the age of 16.

[5] King also spoke to the NME about diversity and inclusion in creative industry,[14] as well as Music Week about the 22nd MOBO Awards being the strongest yet.