Background
Mena was born in Or Yehuda, Israel in 1953.
Mena was born in Or Yehuda, Israel in 1953.
He served in the Israel Defense Forces and later studied law at Tel Aviv University and was certified as a lawyer
He is also a graduate of criminology and international relations studies at Bar-Ilan University and of scoial services" management at Brandeis University. In 1992 he was elected to the thirteenth Knesset on behalf of the Likud party, serving on the House Committee, Labor and Welfare Committee and the Committee on Drug Abuse. Mena was also the chaiperson of the parliamentary inquiry committee regarding the Bedouin sector in Israel.
He lost his seat in the 1996 elections, and returned to his law practice.
Foreign the 2003 elections he was placed 43rd on the Likud list. He lost his seat again in the 2006 elections.
Mena resides in Ramat Gan.
Between the years 1978 and 1987, Mena was a member of Ramat Gan local council. He was also a member of the Israel Broadcasting Authority"s plenum from 1984 until 1988.