Methanol dehydration process to dimethyl ether (DME) has been considered as one of the main routes to produce clean fuel i.e. DME. Thus, efficient catalyst is highly required for selective production of DME. Herein, UiO-66 was used as a precursor for the synthesis of zirconium oxide sulfate embedded carbon (ZrOSO4@C). The synthesis method involves one-step carbonization of UiO-66 in the presence of sulfuric acid (10 wt.%). Materials characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy approve the formation of high crystalline phase of ZrOSO4@C. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) confirm the mesopore structure of the materials. Acidity analysis using pyridine-temperature programmed desorption (TPD), isopropanol dehydration corroborate that ZrOSO4@C has weak and intermediate acidic sites making ZrOSO4@C effective catalyst for methanol dehydration to DME. The materials offered full conversion (100%) with excellent selectivity (100%) at a relatively low temperature (250 oC). The catalyst exhibited a long-term stability for 120 h. Based on these results, DME is produced efficiently in terms of conversion, selectivity, and long-term stability.