Major-general Kusimov served in the Soviet Army until 1969 and was concurrently elected to various party and government posts. He served on three Soviet legislatures: the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR in 1947-1951, the Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen SSR in 1959-1963, and the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR in 1967-1971. He was a delegate to the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1966.