Moazzem Hossain was a Pakistan Navy Lieutenant Commander and an accused of the Agartala Conspiracy Case.

He was deputed to East Pakistan Inland Water Transport Authority in Barisal.

He declared his intention on 24 March 1970 to establish an independent country based on the Lahore Resolution.

He traveled to different parts of East Pakistan to mobilize public opinion.

Bangladesh Navy base BNS Shaheed Moazzem in Rangamati was named after him on 16 January 1976.