Zubairi or Zubayri or Zuberi or Zebari (Arabic: ﺯﺑﯿﺮﯼ ) is a family name in Middle East and South Asia. In Arabic Zubair means RA's Secretary. The Zubairi Kambojas of Indian Sub-Continent claims Zubair ibn al-Awam as their ancestor.
The Zuberi family is one of the families whose history is completely traceable to the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Zubair ibn al-Awam was not only the first cousin of the Prophet but was also one of his closest companions. He was known for his valor and bravery and is remembered as the conqueror of Egypt in 19 AH. He died in 36 AH. Zubair was laid to rest in Basra, near the borders of Kuwait and Iraq. This town was named as Al-Zubair.
Zubair had 12 sons and 9 daughters. Three of his sons were Abdullah, Musab and Urwah. Abdullah was a Muslim caliph at Makkah, Musab was the governor of Kufa in 73 AH and Urwa was the first Muslim historian.
After almost 50 years of the conquest of Sindh by Muhammad Bin Qasim, Zuberis started migrating from Makkah and Medina towards Sindh. Most of them settled at place near modern Dadu, Pakistan. By the end of 4th century AH Zuberis started migrating from Sindh to Multan. During 14th century AD portion of Zuberi clan migrated to Delhi. Sheikh Samauddin Zuberi was a Sufi who led this migration.
Afterwards Zuberi family lived in Lahore, Panipat, Delhi, Lucknow and Sambhal. During the regime of [[Mughal] Emperor Akbar Zuberis also got settled in Meerut. Marehra also became centre of the family activities in 15th century AD. In Marehra “Kanboh Mohallah” was having largest concentration of Zuberis. Around 100 of the houses at Marehra were then owned by Zuberis. The caste Kamboh has nothing to do with Zuberi Family History, the misconception is due to the living place in Mahrera. The Zuberi clan also live in different parts in Yemen, the areas in which they live in is called Jabal Tharhan. One Jabal Tharhan in northern Yemen near Hashid, the other Jabal Tharhan in Yemen Yaffi, and Juban.
During the post Indo-Pak partition period most of the Zuberis migrated from India to Pakistan and settled at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Currently member of Zuberi clan are settled all over the world with a number at Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi / Islamabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, United Kingdom and United States.