Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati

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Not to be confused with Ahmad Jannati.

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati (Persian: محمد ابراهيم جناتی ‎ , born 1933 in Shahrood, Iran) is an Iranian Shia Marja. He has studied in seminaries of Qom and Najaf under Grand Ayatollahs Borujerdi and Khomeini. He is known for his progressive fatwas on women and youth issues, such as:^[1][2][3]

Allowing women to be an Islamic judge, and Marja
Allowing youth to get married (see Nikah Mut'ah) without parental permission
Unlike Sunnis and conservative Shias, he declares all humans, including kaffirs naturally clean
Allowing betting on horse racing and archery competition; also considers playing with gambling devices allowable, if money is not involved
Allowing all types of marriages between Shia men and "People of the Book women"
Allowing "non-corrupting" music and certain dancings.

Ahmad Jannati, the head of Guardian Council has no relations with Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati.