Anas Pshikhachev

Haji Anas Musayevich Pshikhachev (, ;

RIA Novosti referred to him as one of the most influential Muslim religious figures of the North Caucasus.

From 1983, he studied at the Nalchik workers tekhnikum, and from 1985 to 1987, he served in the Soviet Army. In 1989, he finished his studies, becoming a construction technician.

Pshikhachev was an author of 50 theological and judicial monographies.

Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov was "shaken" by the assassination and called it "a blow to the face of all the leaders of the North Caucasus regions". He blamed it on terrorism and religious extremism. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences as well.

Personal life Pshikhachev was married and had 3 children.