His last title came at the 1992 Pan Arab Games. He also set a career best that year, with 1:22:51 hours at a race in Hildesheim, Germany. After seventh at the 1991 Mediterranean Games, he made his final high-profile appearance for Algeria at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, coming in a career high of 34th and two places behind Hatem Ghoula, who would later become Africa's first world medallist in the sport.