Mentewab Dawit Lebiso has asked Angelina if she can speak with Zahara

Zahara Jolie-Pitt’s biological mum is desperate to reunite with her daughter 12 years after Angelina Jolie adopted her.

The Hollywood actress adopted Zahara from Ethiopia in July 2005 when she was just six-months-old.

Her biological mother has now spoken out, saying she hopes to reconnect with the 12-year-old.

Mentewab Dawit Lebiso told the Daily Mail: “I just want her to know that I am alive and here and long to be able to speak with her.

I do not want my daughter back but just to be in contact with her and be able to call her up and talk with her.”

Mentewab went on to say that she thinks about her daughter every day and would like to celebrate future birthdays with her.

“Angelina has been more of a mother to her than I have ever been,” she continued. “She has been with her since she was a baby, but that does not mean I do not miss her. I miss her all the time. I think about her every day and long to hear her voice or see her face. “

While conceding her daughter’s life is now with Angelina who has been able to give her an upbringing she never could, she said she is very proud of who her daughter has grown up to be.

“We all die sometime and before I die I would like her to know about me and that she has family here in Ethiopia. I would ask Angelina to let me speak with her. I do not think it is too much to ask,” she finished.

As well as Zahara, Brad and Angelina are parents to Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

The pair are currently in the middle of a bitter legal feud over the custody of their six children.

However, it was reported they recently came to an agreement to handle their divorce out of the spotlight by using a private judge.

A joint statement from the couple’s legal teams read: “The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues. The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.”