Usman Ali is the Vice President (Higher Education) of the NUS, previously being elected on the NUS National Executive Committee, Block of 15, in 2009 and is now the first Muslim Vice President in the history of the union.

He was also Chair of the Communications Scrutiny Committee and the Nominations committee while on the ‘block.’

Prior to the NUS, Ali was the President and Vice President Activities at the University of Salford, where he studied Business Information Systems with a one-year industrial placement.

As Vice President (Higher Education) he is on the OIA Board of Directors, HE Public Information Steering Group, Action on Access Advisory Group, and the Higher Education Academy Academic Council, as well as others.