About us

Together with his wife, Hajjah Sabariah Faridah, Haji Roslan strives to love and cherish all children in the light of Islam. They co-founded an Islamic Creative education practice called The Little Caliphs Program. The couple also founded Khawarizmi International Sdn Bhd, a commerce and e-commerce marketing company, specializing in food and healthy food and beverages distribution.

In 2003, the couple established their first Little Caliphs kindergarten in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Until 2008 there were more than 20 Little Caliphs kindergartens. In 2009, they had restructured the business via a licensing program whereby Haji Roslan played the role as business author, and Hajjah Sabariah Faridah as the academic author of The Little Caliphs Program. Alhamdulillah, since then, the business has been growing steadily with the openings of approximately 4 new Little Caliphs kindergartens every year. As at 2023, Little Caliphs has grown into more than 160 licensees, and 500 kindergarten branches with more than 55,000 students nationwide. Little Caliphs’ notable brand is marked with several esteemed brand awards including Readers Digest Gold Trusted Brand Award (Preschool Category) for 2010 and 2019, Malaysia Superbrands Award 2014, Malaysia Top Business Performance Award 2016, Malaysian Book of Records 2017, and Asia Platinum Award for The Best and Creative Islamic Kindergarten in Quality Education Program 2019.   

Haji Roslan holds M.Sc. Computer and B.Sc. Computer from Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University respectively. He brings to Little Caliphs his colorful 35 years of multi-functional roles, multi-industries, and multi-countries work experiences.   

Before his full-time involvement with Little Caliphs, among his former positions are:   

1. Lecturer of Computer Science at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Institut Teknologi MARA, Universiti Industri Selangor.
2. Dean of IT Faculty at Universiti Industri Selangor.
3. Software developer, systems consultant at Uniphone (Apple Div) Sdn Bhd.
4. Company president at Khawarizmi Business Technology (Business Information System developer and Systems Implementation).
5. General Manager of IT and Mobile Billing Division of Telekom Malaysia International (R&D).
6. Corporate Strategy Manager in MSSAN Saudi Arabia.

Throughout his colorful career, he has acquired commendable skills and experiences in various functional roles including project manager (based on PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge), sales, marketing, administration, corporate strategy (based on Balanced Scorecard), human resource counselor, financial and accounting, inventory management, business mentor, and entrepreneur.

Among the industries that he had worked in depth are computing, higher learning institution, mobile telecommunication, franchise, car distribution, trading, and product manufacturing. He has also worked in USA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.   

Haji Roslan’s business mission is to enable growth of human and financial resources through provision of halal and high-quality products and services worldwide, all in the light of Islam. He believes in halal, trust, and integrity in any business dealings. His motto is “Whomever is with me, he will grow positively inshaAllah”.