Lieutenant Matata L. Kimya was a Starfleet officer during the Dominion War.

In 2374 and 2375, files from the starships USS Akagi and USS Tripoli, as well as the Allied Romulan vessel PWB Tomal, all reported Kimya missing in action. Files from the USS Zapata and Starbase 153 reported that the lieutenant was killed. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight", "Image in the Sand", "The Siege of AR-558", "What You Leave Behind")