Abdulhusein M. Thariani

Abdulhusein Meheraly Thariani (3 April 1905 – 30 December 1972) was a member of the first generation of formally trained architects in Pakistan.

In the 1950s, he along with 10 other practising architects including two foreigners; M. A. Ahed, Tajuddin Bhamani, Minoo Mistry, Pir Mohammad, R. S. Rustomji, H. H. Khan, Mehdi Ali Mirza, Zahiruddn Khawaja, Bloomfield and Peter Powell, formed the Institute of Architects, Pakistan.

After the creation of Pakistan as an independent state in 1947, he moved to Karachi and joined M/s Hyderi Construction Company as its Managing Director.

He was the editor of the Vatan (1942), a Gujarati language newspaper seeking to gain the support of the business community for the cause of Pakistan.

Besides practising as an architect, Thariani wrote poetry in Gujarati under the pen-name of Sabir.