In December 2017, Usmani defeated Ajay Singh by 6,719 votes and was elected as a president of the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union.

[3] In 2018, Usmani met with former vice-president of India Hamid Ansari at his residence to invite him at the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union.

[7] In 2018, local BJP MP Satish Gautam demanded the removal of Jinnah's portrait from the student union's office.

BJP accused Maskoor Ahmad Usmani for opposing the call to remove Jinnah's portrait from the student union's office.

Oh his defense, Maskoor Ahmad Usmani released a statement, "We’d again like to make it very clear that the students of Aligarh Muslim University are in no way defending Mohammad Ali Jinnah or his portrait".

[12] In 2020, Twitter suspended his official account for criticizing Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on arrest of Safoora Zargar and Meeran Haider.