In this article, palladium supported on phosphine functionalized ZrO 2 NPs (ZrO 2 @ECP-Pd) has been introduced as a novel and efficient nanocatalyst for SuzukiMiyaura and MizorokiHeck reactions. This new catalyst was prepared from the reaction of Pd(OAc) 2 and PPh 2 -functionalized ZrO 2 NPs, and then characterized using FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA and ICP techniques. The above experimental results showed that the synthesized catalyst existed as spheres with a mean size range of 1040 nm. The prepared ZrO 2 @ECP-Pd nanocatalyst was shown to be highly efficient in the Suzuki Miyaura and MizorokiHeck cross-coupling reactions of a wide range of aryl halides including electron-rich and electronpoor aryl iodides/bromides, and heteroaryl iodides, affording the corresponding products in good to excellent yields in short reaction times. The notable feature of the present protocol is the use of water and [bmim]PF 6 as environmentally benign solvents, which eliminate the need of toxic solvent. In addition to the aforementioned favorable properties, the nanocatalyst can be recovered and reused for the subsequent reactions (at least six times) without any appreciable loss of efficiency.