Historedia
Person

Suleiman al-Halabi

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1800

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Suleiman al-Halabi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Assassination of Jean-Baptiste Kléber

    1800

    Role: Syrian theology student; assassin

    1. 20 March – 14 June 1800 · Egypt and CairoKléber's Command and Preceding Campaign

      After Napoleon's 1799 departure, Kléber led French forces in Egypt, defeating a larger Ottoman army at Heliopolis on 20 March 1800 and suppressing a Cairo revolt.

    2. 14 June 1800 · Cairo, EgyptAssassination of Kléber in Cairo

      Kléber was assassinated in Cairo on 14 June 1800 by Suleiman al-Halabi, a Syrian theology student, the same day Desaix fell at Marengo.

Sources

  1. Jean-Baptiste Kléber Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-10