Zubair-ul-Ḥasan was born on 30 March 1950 in the town of Kandhla in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India. He studied at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur. He was a disciple of Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi and was the forerunner of globalisation of Tablighi Jamaat. He was the leader of the concluding prayers at the world congregations held annually at Bishwa Ijtema Dhaka, Raiwind and Bhopal. He was initially a member of the council of scholars (Shura) which was elected to run the affairs of Tableeghi Jamaat after the death of his father Maulana Inam ul Hassan.