Al-Azemi had his best run of 2007 at the Tsiklitiria meet, running 1:44.55 min, and also won the 800 m at the Bislett Games. He missed the Asian Championships that year, but again reached the semi-finals on the global stage, although he finished last in his race at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He gave a national indoor and Games record performance at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games to win his first title at Asian-level competition. After running 1:45.79 min in Casablanca in June 2008 and was chosen to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He reached the Olympic 800 m semi-finals, but was again last in his race on the world stage.