Salma Mumin

The 2019 Ghana Movie Awards named Salma Mumin their leading actress of the year, and the same year launched her own clothing label, Lure by Salma.

From Wa

Abdul Mumin Umu Salma Tando was born in Wa, Upper West Region, on 14 December 1989, and her mother paid for her schooling. She went to Odorkor 1 Primary and Insaniyya Secondary School, then studied theatre arts at the University of Ghana, and moved to Accra to act.

Acting and producing

Her early screen work includes I Love Your Husband (2009). Later films include College Girls, Seduction, The Will, No Apology, Leave My Wife, What My Wife Doesn't Know, John and John and You May Kill the Bride (2016). In 2015 she produced her first film, No Man's Land. Papyrus Magazine's Screen Actors Awards named her Best International New Actress in 2014.

Business

She has fronted ads for UniBank, her first TV commercial, as well as Jumbo and Electromart, and has been an ambassador for Hollywood Nutritions Slim Smart. Lure by Salma opened in February 2019, and its 2021 collection, The Evolution, was launched at an East Legon event attended by many fellow entertainers.