10 Facts About Charb

Charb was assassinated during the Charlie Hebdo shooting on 7 January 2015.

Charb worked for several newspapers and magazines, joining Charlie Hebdo in 1992 and becoming the director of publication in 2009.

Charb continued to draw while studying at Lycee Camille Pissarro.

Later freelance work by Charb included cartoons for L'Echo des savanes, Telerama, and L'Humanite.

Charb joined Charlie Hebdo in 1992 and was its director of publication from 2009 until his death on 7 January 2015.

Charb drew the character "Marcel Keuf, le flic" in Fluide Glacial.

Charb was a long-time supporter of the French Communist Party.

Two days prior to his death, Charb had completed an essay on Islamophobia.

Charb was killed, with seven of his colleagues, two police officers, and two other people on 7 January 2015 when a pair of gunmen stormed the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices in Paris.

Charb's funeral was held in Pontoise and included speeches by Luz, Patrick Pelloux, Jean-Luc Melenchon, and Pierre Laurent.