His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan is the Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence in the new Cabinet announced in October 2017.

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan joined the Federal Government in 1990 and held a number of government portfolios including Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and held the position of Minister of Education, and Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development.

Since November 2019, His Excellency has held the position of Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai, the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan was also Chancellor of United Arab Emirates University from 1983 to 2013; Chancellor of Higher Colleges of Technology from 1988 to 2013; and President of Zayed University from 1998 to 2013.

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan received his education from the British Millfield School until the high secondary level before joining Magdalen College at Oxford University-UK.