Joseph Roger Bismuth (4 November 1926 – 1 October 2019)[1] was a Tunisian businessman and senator.

Senator Bismuth was also a member of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians.

[citation needed] Bismuth was born in La Goulette (neighborhood of the Port of Tunis) on November 4, 1926.

[3] As Vice-President of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts,[2] Bismuth was elected to the Chamber of Advisors on July 3, 2005,[4] becoming the only Jewish parliamentarian in the Arab world at the time.

In March 2012 Bismuth condemned individuals in Tunis who called for the murder of Jews, telling the press he was "no longer optimistic and I can see a clear vision, at the moment, of a future in this country".