A new magnetic heterogeneous catalyst was synthesized by immobilization of nickel ions onto a cross‐linked polymeric nanocomposite composed of cyanuric chloride, ethylenediamine and functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. The resulting nitrogen rich support was capable of adsorbing large amounts of nickel ions (1.20 mmol g−1). The synthesized catalyst was characterized using AAS, TEM, FT‐IR, EDX, TGA, SEM, BET and XRD techniques. The performance of the prepared catalyst was investigated in the C‐N coupling of arylamines with aryl boronic acids. The reaction was carried out under a mild condition and good to moderate to good yields of products was obtained using only 5.0 mol% of the catalyst. The catalyst was easily recovered and reused for at least 7 times without any significant loss of its activity.