Career
Born in Wolqayt in Ethiopia, Bahaina"s aliyah to Israel started with a trek on foot with his family across the Sudanese border after which they waited for about a year and a half for immigration approval. On arriving to Israel, his family moved to Or Akiva and later to Kiryat Gat. Bahaina studied in few yeshivas and became an ordained rabbi.
He was placed thirteenth on the Shas list for the 2006 Knesset elections.
Foreign the 2009 elections, Bahaina was placed twelfth on the party"s list but lost his seat when Shas was reduced to eleven seats.