 Ameer is title of leadership in the Tabligh Jamaat and the attribute largely sought is the quality of faith, rather than the worldly rank. The ameer of Tabligh Jamaat is appointed for life by a central consultative council (shu 'ara') and elders of the Tabligh Jamaat. The first ameer, who was also the founder, was Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Kandhalawi, the second was his son Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi and the third was Maulana Inaam ul Hasan. At present, there is a council of known scholars like Haji Abdul Wahhab and Maulana Saad Kandhalawi etc.Maulana Zubair Ul Hassan the son of Maulana Inamul Hasan died in Delhi on 18 March 2014. He was the fourth Amir of Tableeghi Jamaat.
